CVE-2016-7585 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-3103 documents3 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos Sierra 10.12.4 Security Update 2017-001 EL Capitan AND Security Update 201
Timeline
PublishedApr 2
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to discover the FileVault 2 encryption password via a crafted Thunderbolt adapter.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.12.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-43r5-42q2-7483: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-7585: macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite↗2017-03-27
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