CVE-2016-4752

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p58

Published

Sep 25, 2016 (Sep 25, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The SecKeyDeriveFromPassword function in Apple OS X before 10.12 does not use the CF_RETURNS_RETAINED keyword, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by triggering key derivation.

Vendors: apple
Products: mac os x
Weakness: CWE-200
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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