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CVE-2016-7661 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Power Management" component. It allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to Mach port name references.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/HT207422 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207423 CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40931/ CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40958/ CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94906 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple iphone os
<= 10.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x
<= 10.12.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7661
NVD Published Date:
Feb 20, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]