PT-2016-2282 · Apple+1 · Macos X+1

Ianbeer · Published 2016-06-19 · Updated 2016-11-30 · CVE-2016-1861

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 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers versions prior to 10.11.5

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem of Mac OS X. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption.

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 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01671

CVE-2016-1861

Affected Products

Macos X

Nvidia Graphics Drivers

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39930 · Exploit
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01671 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1861 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206567 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1861 · Security Note
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=724 · Note