CVE-2016-4701

MediumCVSS 6.2/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Application Firewall in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors involving a crafted SO_EXECPATH environment variable.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.2/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 25, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-4701: Medium severity, CVSS 6.2 | Vulnix