First published: Thu Mar 24 2016(Updated: )
IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Apple iOS and macOS | <=10.11.3 |
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CVE-2016-1745 has a medium severity rating as it allows local users to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2016-1745, you should update your macOS to version 10.11.4 or later.
CVE-2016-1745 affects users of Mac OS X versions prior to 10.11.4.
CVE-2016-1745 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by a NULL pointer dereference.
CVE-2016-1745 cannot be exploited remotely; it requires local access to the system.