7.8high
CVE-2016-46691 exploit
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.7%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (MIG code mishandling and system crash) via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-40654 Apple OS X/iOS - 'mach_ports_register' Multiple Memory Safety s · dos · 2016-10-31
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- support.apple.com /HT207271 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037086 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93849 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207269 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207270 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207275 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/40654/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/158874/Safari-Webkit-For-iOS-7.1.2-JIT-Optimization-Bug.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4669
- NVD: CVE-2016-4669
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