Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-4748

Perl in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass the taint-mode protection mechanism via a crafted environment variable.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4748?: CVE-2016-4748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-4748?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.