CVE-2016-4779 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.03%
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

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font 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_x10.11.6
▶Appleapple/macos_sierra10.12

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-f7ph-f39r-ppf3: Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-4779: macOS Sierra 10.12↗2016-09-20
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