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

CVE-2016-7616

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 "Disk Images" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.1.1
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.12.1
Apple Inc./watchOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.2.2
- (no CPE)range: <3.1.3
Apple Inc./Disk Imagesllm-create
Range: <10.2, <10.12.2, <3.1.3
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.12.2
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.2

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207422nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207423nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207487nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469nvd

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