CVE-2016-4671 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos Sierra 10.12.1 Security Update 2016-002 EL Capitan AND Security Update 201
Timeline
PublishedFeb 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "ImageIO" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.12.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-2vrf-hg2g-ppc5: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-4671: macOS Sierra 10.12.1, Security Update 2016-002 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-006 Yosemite↗2016-10-24
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