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CVE-2016-4755 Details

Description

Terminal in Apple OS X before 10.12 uses weak permissions for the .bash_history and .bash_session files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html CVEMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207170 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858 CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html [email protected]Mailing ListVendor Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
<= 10.11.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4755
NVD Published Date:
Sep 25, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-4755 Details - Not Deferred