CVE-2016-4742 in macOS

Summary

NSSecureTextField in Apple OS X before 10.12 does not enable Secure Input, which allows attackers to discover credentials via a crafted app.

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• Reservation: 05/11/2016
• Disclosure: 09/25/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-92097 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-200 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.5
• EPSS: 0.00254
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4742
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4742
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-4742/