What is CVE-2016-7627?

CVE-2016-7627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7627?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-7627

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreGraphics" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted font.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7627?: CVE-2016-7627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7627?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.