CVE-2016-4709 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-704 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.90%
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

WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to obtain root access via vectors that leverage "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4710.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-whh8-chvw-6j23: WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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GHSA
GHSA-rwp5-3ghw-68gm: WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-4709: macOS Sierra 10.12↗2016-09-20
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