CVE-2016-4701

Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving a crafted SO_EXECPATH environment variable.

CVSS v3 6.2 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

6.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
https://support.apple.com/HT207170	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-09-25 10:59

Updated : 2024-02-04 18:53

NVD link : CVE-2016-4701

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4701

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4701

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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