CVE-2016-4755 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive command history and session data due to weak file permissions in macOS Terminal.

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-2016-4755?

CVE-2016-4755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 25 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4755?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-4755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r935-5qw2-jhvv.

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