CVE-2016-1742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-05-20

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2837	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00164.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00006.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035887
https://support.apple.com/HT206379

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Itunes

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-05-20T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:38.701Z

Reserved: 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1742

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-20T10:59:01.230

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1742

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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