CVE-2016-4662 in macOS

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleGraphicsControl" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

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• Reservation: 05/11/2016
• Disclosure: 02/20/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-93057 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.8
• EPSS: 0.00170
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4662
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4662
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-4662/