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.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
https://support.apple.com/HT207615	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138
https://support.apple.com/HT207615	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-04-02 01:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-7585

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7585

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7585

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

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