CVE-2016-7579 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting iOS before 10.1, macOS before 10.12.1, and tvOS before 10.0.1. It resides in the CFNetwork Proxies component, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof proxy password authentication and obtain sensitive information. The attack requires high complexity but does not necessitate user interaction or privileges, leading to a high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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