PT-2017-1338
CVE-2016-7660
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Published
2017-02-20
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Updated
2018-10-30
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
watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3
Description
The issue involves the
syslog component and allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references. It is related to insufficient access control in the syslog component of Mac OS X and iOS operating systems.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.
For watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3, update to version 3.1.3 or later.
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