PT-2016-1538
CVE-2016-1770
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Published
2016-03-24
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Updated
2016-12-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.5
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.4
Description
The issue is related to the Reminders component in Apple OS X, which has inadequate access control. This allows attackers to bypass the intended user-confirmation requirement. By exploiting this, an attacker can trigger a dialing action via a
tel: URL without the user's permission.Recommendations
For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.4, update to version 10.11.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of
tel: URLs in the Reminders component until the update is applied. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾