PT-2017-1337
CVE-2016-7661
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Published
2017-02-20
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Updated
2017-09-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
iOS versions prior to 10.2
macOS versions prior to 10.12.2
Description
The issue involves the Power Management component and is related to insufficient access control. It allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to Mach port name references.
Recommendations
For iOS versions prior to 10.2, update to version 10.2 or later.
For macOS versions prior to 10.12.2, update to version 10.12.2 or later.
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