CVE-2016-4745
Published on: 09/25/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:26:58 PM UTC
Certain versions of Mac Os X from Apple contain the following vulnerability:
The Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) PAM module in Apple OS X before 10.12 does not use constant-time operations for determining username validity, which makes it easier for remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via a timing side-channel attack.
- CVE-2016-4745 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
CVSS3 Score: 5.3 - MEDIUM
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | LOW | NONE | NONE |
CVSS2 Score: 5 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
NETWORK | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | NONE | NONE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | cve.report (archive) text/html |
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About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12 - Apple Support | Vendor Advisory support.apple.com text/html |
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Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Execute Arbitrary Code, and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 macOS Sierra 10.12 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory lists.apple.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE