CVE-2016-4739

low
Published 2016-09-25 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
3.7

Description

mDNSResponder in Apple OS X before 10.12, when VMnet.framework is used, arranges for a DNS proxy to listen on all interfaces, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sending a DNS query to an unintended interface.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
47%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT207170

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.