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CVE-2016-4724

Published: Sep 25, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 28.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

Apple Inc.
commercial·USaka apple, apple computer
MacOSOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
iOSEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
securitytracker.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
lists.apple.com
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