PT-2017-1359 · Apple · Apple Macos

Cocoahuk · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2017-07-27 · CVE-2016-7629

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 10.12.2

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the kext tools component of the Mac OS X operating system. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.2, update to version 10.12.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00491

CVE-2016-7629

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7629 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00491 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7629 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94903 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037469 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423 · Note