CVE-2016-4640 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting the Login Window in Apple OS X before version 10.11.6. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted application to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context, obtain sensitive user information, or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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