Apple macOS 10.12.0 CFNetwork Proxies User information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS 10.12.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component CFNetwork Proxies. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (User). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The weakness was released 10/24/2016 by Jerry Decime as HT207275 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7579 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A phishing issue existed in the handling of proxy credentials. This issue was addressed by removing unsolicited proxy password authentication prompts.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94337 (Apple TV < 10.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370175 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.1, El Capitan 2016-002 and Yosemite 2016-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-10-24-2)).
Upgrading to version 10.12.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (94337). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 93042, 93046, 93047 and 93052.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
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Exploiting
Name: UserClass: Information disclosure / User
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 94337
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 February-2017
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.1
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍10/24/2016 🔍
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10/25/2016 🔍
10/27/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207275
Researcher: Jerry Decime
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7579 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037086
SecurityFocus: 93856 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS CVE-2016-7579 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 10/25/2016 09:08Updated: 09/28/2022 11:13
Changes: 10/25/2016 09:08 (62), 05/17/2019 16:33 (23), 09/28/2022 11:13 (4)
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