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

CVE-2016-7617 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-704 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast7 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.37%
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 "Bluetooth" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (type confusion) via a crafted app.

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_x10.12.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-w5r2-9qpc-hqgh: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-17
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.1 - 'physmem' Local Privilege Escalation↗2017-01-16
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Exploit-DB
Apple macOS 10.12.1 Kernel - Writable Privileged IOKit Registry Properties Code Execution↗2016-12-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-7617: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite↗2016-12-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Sentinelone
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1 - SentinelLabs↗2019-11-06
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Sentinelone
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1↗2019-11-06
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