CVE-2016-4715 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Date & Time Pref Pane component in Apple OS X before 10.12 mishandles the .GlobalPreferences file, which allows attackers to discover a user's location via a crafted app.

Published: 2016-09-25

Score: 3.3 Low

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:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-5700	The Date & Time Pref Pane component in Apple OS X before 10.12 mishandles the .GlobalPreferences file, which allows attackers to discover a user's location via a crafted app.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00228.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
https://support.apple.com/HT207170

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-09-25T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.045Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4715

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-25T10:59:21.843

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

Link: CVE-2016-4715

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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