Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in IOSurface in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Apple OS X/iOS Kernel - IOSurface Use-After-Free EDB-40653 · local · Oct 31, 2016 · verified
- Apple macOS 10.12 - 'task_t' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-40669 · local · Oct 31, 2016 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 91824 vdb-entry
- 40669 exploit
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 vendor-advisory
- 40653 exploit
- 1036348 vdb-entry
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903