Use After Free in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2016-7633
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Services" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- 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-2016-7633?
- CVE-2016-7633 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7633?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7633 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.