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CVE-2016-1742

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Apple iTunes before 12.4 allows local users to gain privileges v

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Apple iTunes before 12.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00164
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
apple itunes<= 12.3.1
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · product-security@apple.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 May 2016 · 10:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035887
https://support.apple.com/HT206379Vendor Advisory
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