CVE-2016-4617

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12 is affected. The issue involves a sandbox escape related to launchctl process spawning in the "libxpc" component.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96329
https://support.apple.com/HT207170	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96329
https://support.apple.com/HT207170	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-02-20 08:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-4617

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4617

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4617

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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