CVE-2016-4678 json
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
published 2017-02-20 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5663
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleSMC" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
support.apple.com
/HT207275
vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1037086
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/93852
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4678
- NVD CVE-2016-4678
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