PT-2016-3075 · Apple · Apple Macos

Daybreaker@Minionz · Published 2016-11-02 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2016-4678

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.1

Description The issue involves the AppleSMC component and allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors. It is related to errors in pointer dereferencing.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.12.1, update to version 10.12.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the AppleSMC component until a patch is available.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00415

CVE-2016-4678

ZDI-16-589

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4678 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00415 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-589 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037086 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93852 · Note