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CVE-2016-7660

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 "syslog" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

Published

2017-02-20T08:59:04.183

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 10.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	≤ 10.12.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	watchos	≤ 2.2.2	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT207422 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT207423 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/HT207487 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40959/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT207422 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT207423 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/HT207487 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40959/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)