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

CVE-2016-7633 — Use After Free in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-416 — Use After Free6 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 61.62%
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 "Directory Services" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.

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_x10.12.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rp3x-rw3h-pw48: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-17
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💥Exploits & PoCs

3
Exploit-DB
iOS/macOS - 'task_swap_mach_voucher()' Use-After-Free↗2019-01-25
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Exploit-DB
Apple macOS/iOS - Kernel Double Free due to IOSurfaceRootUserClient not Respecting MIG Ownership Rules↗2017-12-11
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Exploit-DB
Apple macOS 10.12 - Double vm_deallocate in Userspace MIG Code Use-After-Free↗2016-12-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-7633: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite↗2016-12-13
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