Information disclosure in Oracle Linux and macOS - CVE-2016-0777

 

Information disclosure in Oracle Linux and macOS - CVE-2016-0777

Published: October 3, 2016 / Updated: January 12, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU718
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0777
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Oracle Linux
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to access control flaw that allows a malicious user to disclose important data.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to potentially sensitive information disclosure.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-0777


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