SB2016092131 - Traffic proxy in Apple MAC OS X
Published: September 21, 2016 Updated: January 6, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016092131
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Traffic proxy (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4694)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to proxy traffic to an arbitrary server.The weakness exists due to usage of variable HTTP_PROXY by macOS Server CGI applications. Under the influence of specially crafted and sent HTTP "Proxy:" the target CGI application may proxy HTTP connections to an arbitrary port on an arbitrary server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability leads to proxying traffic to an arbitrary server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.