Lack of CF_RETURNS_RETAINED Keyword in SecKeyDeriveFromPassword Function in Apple OS X before 10.12 Allows Information Disclosure

CVE-2016-4752 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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