CVE-2016-4775 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-4775?

CVE-2016-4775 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 25 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4775?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4775?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4775 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-4775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8gcq-c334-p2qg.