CVE-2016-4771

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows local users to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a crafted directory pathname.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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

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