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OS X update for CoreGraphics (CVE-2016-7627)

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OS X update for CoreGraphics (CVE-2016-7627)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/16/2016
Modified
03/18/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreGraphics" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted font.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_12_2

References

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