vulnerability
OS X update for Terminal (CVE-2016-4755)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 25, 2016 | Nov 11, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 25, 2016
Added
Nov 11, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Terminal in Apple OS X before 10.12 uses weak permissions for the .bash_history and .bash_session files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Solution
apple-osx-upgrade-10_12
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