CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-4709
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-09-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-704
Description
WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to obtain root access via vectors that leverage "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4710.
Affected configurations
• apple mac os x (<= 10.11.6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-609 www.zerodayinitiative.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170 Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-609 www.zerodayinitiative.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170 Vendor Advisory