CVE-2016-4649 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-07-22

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5635	Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
https://support.apple.com/HT206903

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-07-22T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:25.740Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4649

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-22T03:00:08.153

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4649

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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