CVE-2016-7629

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 10.12.2, related to the 'kext tools' 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

The organization may be exposed to the execution of malicious code by attackers, potentially leading to data loss or disruption of system operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update macOS to version 10.12.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in kext tools

CVE-2017-7032High
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products, including macOS before 10.12.6, related to the 'kext tools' component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "kext tools" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.