CVE-2016-1718

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1718
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-01 11:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe IOAcceleratorFamily2 interface in IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple OS X Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and Security Update 2016-001 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-01-19-2 OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and Security Update 2016-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 zerodayinitiative.com
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