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CVE-2016-7608

MediumPublished

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component, which allows local...

Published: Feb 20, 2017
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Assigning CNA: apple
Evidence observed: Aug 19, 2017

Primary CVSS

5.5/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 3.0

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

EPSS probability estimate

1.1%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 63.2%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a certainty or a measure of impact. Combine it with CVSS, KEV status, exposure and your environment.

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireFamily" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

Sources

IOFireWireFamily-overflowPoC
CVE-2016-7608: Buffer overflow in IOFireWireFamily.
Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.1 - 'IOFireWireFamily' FireWire Port Denial of ServiceExploit
Brandon Azad · macos · Aug 19, 2017

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