CVE-2016-7661 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2016-7661?

CVE-2016-7661 is a high-severity 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. The issue involves the "Power Management" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7661?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7661?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-7661 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-7661 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qj3w-wq49-6v5w.