CVE-2016-4681

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Core Image" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-4681: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix