CVE-2016-1846: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri May 20 2016(Updated: )
The nvCommandQueue::GetHandleIndex method in the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Mac OS X | <=10.11.4 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137403/OS-X-GeForce.kext-NULL-Pointer-Dereference.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=784
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39920/
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/tags
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- vendor/apple
- canonical/apple mac os x
- version/apple mac os x/10.11.4