PT-2017-1338 · Apple · Watchos+2

Ianbeer · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2016-7660

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 iOS versions prior to 10.2 macOS versions prior to 10.12.2 watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3

Description The issue involves the syslog component and allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references. It is related to insufficient access control in the syslog component of Mac OS X and iOS operating systems.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.2, update to version 10.2 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.2, update to version 10.12.2 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3, update to version 3.1.3 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00463

CVE-2016-7660

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Watchos

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40959 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7660 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00463 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037469 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94905 · Note