Is CVE-2016-4642 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-4642 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-4642?

CVE-2016-4642 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-4642?

CVE-2016-4642 has an EPSS score of 1.34% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4642?

Upgrade apple tv to 9.2.2 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-4642

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In iOS before 9.3.3, tvOS before 9.2.2, and OS X El Capitan before v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004, proxy authentication incorrectly reported HTTP proxies received credentials securely. This issue was addressed through improved warnings.

CWE-254

How to fix

Remediation Available

apple tvNVD

Affected:< 9.2.2Fixed in:9.2.2CVE-2016-4642derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 9.3.3Fixed in:9.3.3CVE-2016-4642derived from NVD

mac osNVD

Affected:>= 10.11.0, < 10.11.6Fixed in:10.11.6CVE-2016-4642derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.