CVE-2016-1794

Apple Mac OSX Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in AppleMuxControl.kext

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The AppleGraphicsControlClient::checkArguments method in AppleGraphicsControl in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

El método AppleGraphicsControlClient::checkArguments en AppleGraphicsControl en Apple SO X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.5 permite a atacantes ejecutar código arbitrario en un contexto privilegiado o provocar una denegación de servicio (referencia a puntero NULL) a través de una aplicación manipulada.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-13 CVE Reserved
2016-05-17 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137402/OS-X-AppleMuxControl.kext-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=783	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39922	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html	2016-12-01
https://support.apple.com/HT206567	2016-12-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				<= 10.11.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.11.4"		-		Affected