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CVE-2016-4661

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "ntfs" component, which misparses disk images and allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

Affected products

• macOS: through 10.12.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93852
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086
• https://support.apple.com/HT207275
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93852
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086
• https://support.apple.com/HT207275

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