CVE-2016-7622 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the Grapher component of macOS versions prior to 10.12.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted .gcx file. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk of compromise, including high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction for exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not been widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.1CPE 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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.