CVE-2016-4679 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the \libarchive\ component which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive containing a symlink.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93849 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086 https://support.apple.com/HT207269 https://support.apple.com/HT207270 https://support.apple.com/HT207271 https://support.apple.com/HT207275

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5