Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-7608 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple Macos Sierra 10.12.2 Security Update 2016-003 EL Capitan AND Security Update 201
Timeline
PublishedFeb 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.12.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-hpv4-92hf-rf6p: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-17
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.1 - 'IOFireWireFamily' FireWire Port Denial of Service↗2017-08-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-7608: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite↗2016-12-13
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