PT-2016-2066 · Apple · Os X

Juwei Lin · Published 2016-05-20 · Updated 2016-12-01 · CVE-2016-1799

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Audio in Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.5

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app. It is caused by a buffer overflow in the Audio component of the Mac OS X operating system. Exploitation of the issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.11.5, update to version 10.11.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the Audio component until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01417

CVE-2016-1799

Affected Products

Os X

References · 7

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1799 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01417 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT206567 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1799 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90696 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035895 · Note