vulnerability

OS X update for ImageIO (CVE-2016-7643)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 16, 2016
Added
Dec 16, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

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 "ImageIO" component. It allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Solution

apple-osx-upgrade-10_12_2
Title
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