CVE-2016-7613

HIGH

iPhone OS < 10.1 - Remote Code Execution via Kernel Object Lifetime Mishandling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that leverages object-lifetime mishandling during process spawning.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207271
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207269
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207270
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207275
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94116

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0142
EPSS Percentile 70.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os < 10.0.3
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.0
apple/safari < 10.0.0
apple/watchos < 2.2.2
Published Feb 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026