CVE-2016-4683 describes a critical vulnerability in the ImageIO component of Apple macOS versions prior to 10.12.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service through an out-of-bounds memory access when processing a specially crafted SGI image file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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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