CVE-2016-7644 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted app.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Iphone Os Mac Os X Watchos

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94904
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
https://support.apple.com/HT207422
https://support.apple.com/HT207423
https://support.apple.com/HT207487
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40931/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2017-02-20T08:35:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:55.878Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7644

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-20T08:59:03.587

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-7644

Redhat

No data.

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