Advisory Details

July 20th, 2016

Apple OS X AppleIntelBDWGraphics Memory Corruption Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-4633
CVSS SCORE	6.9, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	OS X
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple OS X. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AppleIntelBDWGraphics kernel extension. The issue lies in the failure to properly check user-supplied arguments during an IOKit call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code within the context of the kernel.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206903
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-07-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	7CD6CBC56470722CD7DEA01561796431

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