CVE-2016-1843

The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles filename encoding, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206567	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-05-20 10:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21

NVD link : CVE-2016-1843

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1843

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1843

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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