CVE-2016-4710
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
7.8
Description
WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to obtain root access via vectors that leverage "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4709.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| macos | affected | |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-608
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-608
- https://support.apple.com/HT207170
CWEs
CWE-704
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.