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CVE-2016-4709

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Published: Sep 25, 2016 | Modified: Jul 30, 2017
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4709
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/704.html

WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to obtain root access via vectors that leverage type confusion, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4710.

Weakness

The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mac_os_x Apple * 10.11.6 (including)

References

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