CVE-2016-4678

HIGH

macOS < 10.12.1 - Denial of Service via AppleSMC NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleSMC" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93852
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207275

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 23.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.0
Published Feb 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026