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7.8high

CVE-2016-18461 exploit

The nvCommandQueue::GetHandleIndex method in the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.8%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The nvCommandQueue::GetHandleIndex method in the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-39920 Apple Mac OSX Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in nvCommandQueue::GetHandleIndex in GeForce.kext · dos · 2016-06-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/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 /HT206567 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugs.chromium.org /p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=784 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/90696 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/137403/OS-X-GeForce.kext-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39920/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035895 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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