PT-2016-2049
CVE-2016-1816
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Published
2016-05-20
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Updated
2016-12-01
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV: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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