What is CVE-2016-4661?

CVE-2016-4661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-4661?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-4661

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "ntfs" component, which misparses disk images and allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4661?: CVE-2016-4661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-4661?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.