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7.8high

CVE-2016-17201 exploit

IOKit in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of serv…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 63%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

IOKit in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-39367 Apple Mac OSX - io_service_close Use-After-Free · dos · 2016-01-28

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • support.apple.com /HT206168 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /HT205731 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/135435/IOKit-Methods-Being-Called-Without-Locks-From-IOServiceClose.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /HT205729 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39367/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • code.google.com /p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=597 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1034736 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /HT205732 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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