PT-2017-1306 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2016-4661

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to the ntfs component, which does not properly check input. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted app to cause a denial of service. The ntfs component misparses disk images, allowing attackers to cause this issue.

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

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00429

CVE-2016-4661

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/HT207275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4661 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00429 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4661 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037086 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93852 · Note