Low severity · published Feb 20, 2017
CVE-2016-4670
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
3.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component. It allows local users to discover lengths of arbitrary passwords by reading a log.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 10.0.3 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
through 10.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4670
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4670
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94433
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207271
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207275
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