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

CVE-2016-7613

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 attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that leverages object-lifetime mishandling during process spawning.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Safari
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.0.0
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.0.3
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.12.0
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.2.2
Apple Inc./Kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.1 (iOS), <10.12.1 (macOS), <10.0.1 (tvOS), <3.1 (watchOS)
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.12.1
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.1

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94116nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207269nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207270nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207271nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207275nvdVendor Advisory

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