CVE-2016-7637
Apple Kernel Privilege Escalation/Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 20, 2017, 8:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-7637 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7637
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-7637.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207422 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207423 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT207487 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40931/ | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40957/ |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
Swift C Shell
CVE-2018-4280: Mach port replacement vulnerability in launchd on macOS 10.13.5 leading to local privilege escalation and SIP bypass.
Makefile C Shell
Project Zero Team iOS 10 Jailbreak
Swift C
KPP attack by Ian Beer
mach-service mach-portal dangling-port-pointers
Swift C
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=965#c2
mach-portal xcode
Swift C Objective-C
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-7637 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-7637 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watch_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40957/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40931/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 21, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207487 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207487 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207422 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207422 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207423 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207423 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watch_os:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 21, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7637 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7637
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.00501
percentile