CVE-2016-4749 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Printing UIKit in Apple iOS before 10 mishandles environment variables, which allows local users to discover cleartext AirPrint preview content by reading a temporary file.

Published: 2016-09-18

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2016-5734	Printing UIKit in Apple iOS before 10 mishandles environment variables, which allows local users to discover cleartext AirPrint preview content by reading a temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00056.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92932
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036797
https://support.apple.com/HT207143

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-09-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.197Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-4749

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-18T22:59:10.563

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

Link: CVE-2016-4749

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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