What is CVE-2016-1742?

CVE-2016-1742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-1742?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Itunes

CVE-2016-1742

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Itunes
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1742?: CVE-2016-1742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-1742?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.