CVE-2016-4717

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

The File Bookmark component in Apple OS X before 10.12 mishandles scoped-bookmark file descriptors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

The File Bookmark component in Apple OS X before 10.12 mishandles scoped-bookmark file descriptors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P).

Overview

First reported 8 years ago

2016-09-25 10:59:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-30 01:29:00

Affected Software

Apple Mac OS X

References

APPLE-SA-2016-09-20

Mailing List, Vendor Advisory

93055

1036858

https://support.apple.com/HT207170

Vendor Advisory

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