CVE-2016-4701 — Improper Input Validation in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.2MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos Sierra
Timeline
PublishedSep 25
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.6
▶Appleapple/macos_sierra10.12

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-c9wx-c62r-fqp7: Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-4701: macOS Sierra 10.12↗2016-09-20
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