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

CVE-2016-7617

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Bluetooth" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (type confusion) via a crafted app.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.12.1
Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.12.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469nvd
support.apple.com/HT207423nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40952/nvd

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