CVE-2016-4698 Information

Description

AppleMobileFileIntegrity in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles process entitlement and Team ID values in the task port inheritance policy which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858 https://support.apple.com/HT207143 https://support.apple.com/HT207170

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8