What is CVE-2016-4642?

CVE-2016-4642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Tv, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-4642?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Tv

CVE-2016-4642

In iOS before 9.3.3, tvOS before 9.2.2, and OS X El Capitan before v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004, proxy authentication incorrectly reported HTTP proxies received credentials securely. This issue was addressed through improved warnings.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Apple_tv
Apple Iphone_os
Apple Mac_os
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4642?: CVE-2016-4642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Tv, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-4642?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.