{"id":"CVE-2016-7608","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7608","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:07:38.217Z","title":"The issue involves the \"IOFireWireFamily\" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the \"IOFireWireFamily\" component, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.","published":"2017-02-20T08:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:53:21.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.01101,"percentile":0.65529,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-08-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44235,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.1 - 'IOFireWireFamily' FireWire Port Denial of Service","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44235","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/macos/dos/44235.c","file":"exploits/macos/dos/44235.c","published":"2017-08-19","added":"2018-03-03","updated":"2018-03-03","author":"Brandon Azad","type":"dos","platform":"macos","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-7608"],"tags":null,"aliases":"OFireWireFamily-overflow.c","applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/bazad/IOFireWireFamily-overflow/tree/abc3362cc5c901bb3ddc24032c128350af230855"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207423","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94903","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207423","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7608","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}