CVE-2016-1718

The IOAcceleratorFamily2 interface in IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-020/
https://support.apple.com/HT205731	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-020/
https://support.apple.com/HT205731	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-02-01 11:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-1718

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1718

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1718

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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