CVE-2016-7579 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. The issue involves the \CFNetwork Proxies\ component which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a proxy password authentication requirement and obtain sensitive information.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93856 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086 https://support.apple.com/HT207270 https://support.apple.com/HT207271 https://support.apple.com/HT207275

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9