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CVE-2016-4669

N/A

Published: February 20, 2017 at 08:35 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC

4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OStvOS

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 4%

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (MIG code mishandling and system crash) via unspecified vectors.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 10.1

Affected range stops below 10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

95%

v < 10.12.1

Affected range stops below 10.12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

95%

v < 10.0.1

Affected range stops below 10.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 3.1

Affected range stops below 3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (8)

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158874/Safari-Webkit-For-iOS-7.1.2-JIT-Optimization-Bug.html

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93849

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT207269

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT207270

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT207271

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT207275

Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40654/

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20

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