CVE-2016-4628 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive kernel memory or crash the system via an out-of-bounds read in the IOAcceleratorFamily driver.

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-2016-4628?

CVE-2016-4628 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 22 Jul 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4628?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-4628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rw65-rjcx-2cc2.

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