Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2016-7585
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to discover the FileVault 2 encryption password via a crafted Thunderbolt adapter.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7585?
- CVE-2016-7585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-04-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7585?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7585 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.