7.8high
CVE-2016-17491 exploit
IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (m…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.9%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-39607 Apple Mac OSX Kernel - Code Execution Due to Lack of Bounds Checking in AppleUSBPipe::Abort · dos · 2016-03-23
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT206167 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/39607/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1035363 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-16-206 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-1749
- NVD: CVE-2016-1749
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