PT-2017-1347 · Apple · Apple Macos

Daybreaker · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2017-07-27 · CVE-2016-7603

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.2

Description The issue involves the CoreStorage component and allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors. It is related to errors in pointer dereferencing.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.12.2, update to version 10.12.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the CoreStorage component until a patch is available.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00474

CVE-2016-7603

ZDI-16-688

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7603 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00474 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-688 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7603 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94903 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037469 · Note