What is CVE-2016-7609?

CVE-2016-7609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7609?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-7609

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleGraphicsPowerManagement" component. It allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7609?: CVE-2016-7609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7609?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.