7.8high
CVE-2016-18251 exploit
IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 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
5.6%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 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)
5.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-44237 Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.1 - 'physmem' Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2017-01-16
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
- support.apple.com /HT206567 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/90696 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1035895 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-1825
- NVD: CVE-2016-1825
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