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OS X update for CommonCrypto (CVE-2016-4711)

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OS X update for CommonCrypto (CVE-2016-4711)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/25/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/11/2016
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

CCrypt in corecrypto in CommonCrypto in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to discover cleartext information by leveraging a function call that specifies the same buffer for input and output.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_12

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