PT-2017-1305 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2016-4662

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 macOS versions prior to 10.12.1

Description The issue is related to the AppleGraphicsControl component and involves a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) using a specially crafted app.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.1, update to version 10.12.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00428

CVE-2016-4662

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/HT207275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4662 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00428 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4662 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037086 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93852 · Note