High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4669

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows local users to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (MIG code mishandling and system crash) via unspecified vectors.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.1
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.12.1
Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.1
- (no CPE)range: <10.0.1
Apple Inc./watchOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.1
- (no CPE)range: <3.1
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.12.1
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.1

Patches

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References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40654/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93849nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207269nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207270nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207271nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207275nvdVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/158874/Safari-Webkit-For-iOS-7.1.2-JIT-Optimization-Bug.htmlnvd

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