PT-2016-1561 · Apple · Os X

Sweetchip · Published 2016-03-24 · Updated 2016-12-03 · CVE-2016-1745

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.4

Description The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference error in the IOFireWireFamily component. This error can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is associated with pointer dereference mistakes.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.4, update to version 10.11.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the IOFireWireFamily component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00862

CVE-2016-1745

Affected Products

Os X

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/HT206167 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1745 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1745 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00862 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035363 · Note