CVE-2016-7633 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Directory Services component of Apple macOS versions prior to 10.12.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-40954) demonstrating a double vm_deallocate use-after-free exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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