CVE-2016-7622

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Grapher" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted .gcx file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
https://support.apple.com/HT207423	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
https://support.apple.com/HT207423	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 -~~	() http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 -
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT207423 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT207423 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-02-20 08:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-7622

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7622

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7622

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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