PT-2016-6076

CVE-2016-4639

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Published

2016-07-20

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Updated

2017-09-01

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.0
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.6
Description The issue is related to the Login Window in Apple OS X, where it does not properly initialize memory. This allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. The problem is also described as a WindowServer Memory Corruption Privilege Escalation issue.
Recommendations For versions prior to 10.11.6, update to version 10.11.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Login Window to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Exploitability
Fix
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
ZDI-16-431
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