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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVE-2016-7583

High
7.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iCloud before 6.0.1 is affected. The issue involves the setup subsystem in the "iCloud" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted dynamic library in an unspecified directory.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-264 - Permissions Privileges and Access Controls

CWE 264 (permissions, privileges, and access controls) is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features used to perform access control. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category allow attackers to gain privileges for an unintended sphere of control, access sensitive information, and execute arbitrary commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published