CVE-2016-4752

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The SecKeyDeriveFromPassword function in Apple OS X before 10.12 does not use the CF_RETURNS_RETAINED keyword, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by triggering key derivation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 25, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-4752: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix