CVE-2016-7622 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-7622?

CVE-2016-7622 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 20 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Grapher" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted .gcx file.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7622?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7622?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7622 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-2016-7622 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7622 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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