Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4642

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <9.3.3
Apple Inc./tvOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <9.2.2
Apple Inc./OS X El Capitanllm-fuzzy
Range: <v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004
Apple Inc./TV
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <9.2.2
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <9.3.3
Apple Inc./macOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=10.11.0,<10.11.6

Patches

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References

support.apple.com/HT206902nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206903nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206905nvdVendor Advisory

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