PT-2017-1295 · Apple · Watchos+3

Ian Beer · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2019-03-22 · CVE-2016-4675

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 iOS versions prior to 10.1 macOS versions prior to 10.12.1 tvOS versions prior to 10.0.1 watchOS versions prior to 3.1

Description The issue involves the libxpc component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app. It is related to insufficient access control in the libxpc component of the operating systems, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.1, update to version 10.1 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.1, update to version 10.12.1 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 10.0.1, update to version 10.0.1 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 3.1, update to version 3.1 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00417

CVE-2016-4675

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 9

• https://support.apple.com/HT207270 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4675 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207269 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207271 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4675 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00417 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037086 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93849 · Note