What is the severity of CVE-2016-4674?

CVE-2016-4674 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation and denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4674?

To fix CVE-2016-4674, update your macOS to version 10.12.1 or later.

What components are affected by CVE-2016-4674?

CVE-2016-4674 affects the Apple ATS component in certain versions of macOS.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-4674?

Local users of macOS versions before 10.12.1 are affected by CVE-2016-4674.

What are the consequences of CVE-2016-4674?

The consequences of CVE-2016-4674 include potential privilege escalation and application crashes due to memory corruption.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-4674

high

7.8

CWE

119

20/2/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-4674: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Feb 20 2017(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "ATS" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	<=10.12.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4674?
CVE-2016-4674 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation and denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4674?
To fix CVE-2016-4674, update your macOS to version 10.12.1 or later.
What components are affected by CVE-2016-4674?
CVE-2016-4674 affects the Apple ATS component in certain versions of macOS.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-4674?
Local users of macOS versions before 10.12.1 are affected by CVE-2016-4674.
What are the consequences of CVE-2016-4674?
The consequences of CVE-2016-4674 include potential privilege escalation and application crashes due to memory corruption.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4674?
CVE-2016-4674 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation and denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4674?
To fix CVE-2016-4674, update your macOS to version 10.12.1 or later.
What components are affected by CVE-2016-4674?
CVE-2016-4674 affects the Apple ATS component in certain versions of macOS.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-4674?
Local users of macOS versions before 10.12.1 are affected by CVE-2016-4674.
What are the consequences of CVE-2016-4674?
The consequences of CVE-2016-4674 include potential privilege escalation and application crashes due to memory corruption.