PT-2017-1308

CVE-2016-4617

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Published

2017-02-20

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Updated

2017-03-24

Description by

CVSS 3.1
8.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12
Description The issue is related to a sandbox escape in the libxpc component, specifically with the launchctl process, due to insufficient access control. This could allow a local attacker to elevate their privileges.
Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12, update to version 10.12 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploitability
Fix
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-264
Related identifiers
CVE-2016-4617
BDU:2017-00431
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