CVE-2016-4701
published 2016-09-25CVE-2016-4701: Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving a crafted SO_EXECPATH environment…
PriorityP417medium6.2CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.34%
27.0th percentile
Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving a crafted SO_EXECPATH environment variable.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | <= 10.11.6 | — |
| apple | macos_sierra | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Apple
CVE-2016-4701: macOS Sierra 10.12
vendor_apple·2016-09-20·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4701 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4701: macOS Sierra 10.12
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12
Product: macOS Sierra
Version: 10.12
CVE: CVE-2016-4701
Component: Application Firewall
Impact: A local user may be able to cause a denial of service
Description: A validation issue existed in the handling of firewall prompts. This issue was addressed through improved validation of SO_EXECPATH.
GHSA
GHSA-c9wx-c62r-fqp7: Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-4701 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-c9wx-c62r-fqp7: Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10
Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving a crafted SO_EXECPATH environment variable.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858https://support.apple.com/HT207170http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858https://support.apple.com/HT207170
2016-09-25
Published