PT-2016-6135 · Apple · Os X

Riusksk · Published 2016-09-25 · Updated 2017-07-30 · CVE-2016-4779

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.12

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption via a crafted font file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.12, update to version 10.12 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4779

Affected Products

Os X

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4779 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4779 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207170 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93055 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036858 · Note