CVE-2016-7615 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Apple operating systems via unspecified kernel vectors, requiring OS updates to mitigate.
- 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-2016-7615?
CVE-2016-7615 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 20 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7615?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7615?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-7615 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7615 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pp7j-qrpx-p26v.