CVE-2016-7644 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Kernel component of Apple iOS before 10.2, macOS before 10.12.2, and watchOS before 3.1.3. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted application to achieve arbitrary code execution in a privileged context or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists for macOS and iOS, indicating potential for exploitation. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.