CVE-2016-7618
HighSummary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.12.2, involving the 'Foundation' component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .gcx file.
Risk Assessment
The organization may be exposed to remote attacks that could lead to unauthorized access to systems or application crashes.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update macOS to version 10.12.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Foundation
See all- CVE-2017-7031High
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.12.6, related to the 'Foundation' component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
- CVE-2017-2523Critical
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products related to the 'Foundation' component. It affects iOS before 10.3.2, macOS before 10.12.5, tvOS before 10.2.1, and watchOS before 3.2.2, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Original NVD description (English source)
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Foundation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted .gcx file.