CVE-2016-7608
published 2017-02-20CVE-2016-7608: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component, which allows local…
PriorityP428medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.10%
61.6th percentile
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.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | <= 10.12.1 | — |
| apple | macos_sierra_10.12.2_security_update_2016-003_el_capitan_and_security_update_201 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Apple
CVE-2016-7608: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
vendor_apple·2016-12-13·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-7608 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-7608: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
Product: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
CVE: CVE-2016-7608
Component: IOFireWireFamily
Impact: A local attacker may be able to read kernel memory
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
GHSA
GHSA-hpv4-92hf-rf6p: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-7608 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-hpv4-92hf-rf6p: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
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.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-02-20
Published