CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4678

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.12.1, involving the 'AppleSMC' component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system or disruption of its operation, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update macOS to version 10.12.1 or later to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleSMC" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS