FKIE_CVE-2016-4698

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-25 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:48
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple iphone_os *
apple mac_os_x *
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