Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7663
CVE-2016-7663
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 "CoreFoundation" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted string.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.2.2
- (no CPE)range: <3.1.3
- Range: <10.12.2
- Range: <10.2
- Range: <10.2, <10.12.2, <3.1.3
Patches
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References
5- 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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