CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-7585
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-04-02
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-310
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to discover the FileVault 2 encryption password via a crafted Thunderbolt adapter.
Affected configurations
• apple mac os x (<= 10.12.3)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT207615 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT207615 Vendor Advisory