High severity · published May 20, 2016
CVE-2016-1742
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Apple iTunes before 12.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Apple iTunes before 12.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IT
Itunes · Apple
through 12.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1742
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1742
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00006.html
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035887
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206379
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