PT-2016-2049

CVE-2016-1816

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Published

2016-05-20

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Updated

2016-12-01

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OS X versions prior to 10.11.5
Description The issue is related to errors in pointer dereferencing in the IOAcceleratorFamily component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service via a crafted app. This can be achieved by a remote attacker using a specially created application.
Recommendations For OS X versions prior to 10.11.5, update to version 10.11.5 or later to resolve the issue.
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