Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2016-7661
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Power Management" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94906 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40931/ (exploit)
- support.apple.com/HT207422 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40958/ (exploit)
- support.apple.com/HT207423 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7661?
- CVE-2016-7661 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7661?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7661 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.