CVE-2016-4669

high

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (MIG code mishandling and system crash) via unspecified vectors.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158874/Safari-Webkit-For-iOS-7.1.2-JIT-Optimization-Bug.html

https://support.apple.com/HT207269

https://support.apple.com/HT207270

https://support.apple.com/HT207271

https://support.apple.com/HT207275

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40654/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High