Critical severity · published Feb 20, 2017
CVE-2016-7663
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
9.8
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreFoundation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted string.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 10.1.1 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
through 10.12.1 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
through 2.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7663
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7663
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207422
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207423
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207487
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