CVE-2016-1742 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the current working directory during iTunes installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1742?
CVE-2016-1742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 20 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1742?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Itunes.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Itunes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qcc8-2v4m-qw7h.