CVE-2016-1745 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference in the IOFireWireFamily component of macOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-1745?

CVE-2016-1745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 Mar 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1745?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-1745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q4xq-gqcf-6488.

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