CVE-2016-4681 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the Core Image component of macOS versions prior to 10.12.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted JPEG file. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.0CPE 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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.