CVE-2016-4662

High

Published: 20/02/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.12.1, involving the 'AppleGraphicsControl' component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to arbitrary code execution or system crashes, potentially leading to data loss or service interruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update macOS to version 10.12.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in AppleGraphicsControl

CVE-2016-1794High
The AppleGraphicsControlClient::checkArguments method in AppleGraphicsControl in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleGraphicsControl" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.