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CVE-2016-18271 exploit

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrar…

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

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1828, CVE-2016-1829, and CVE-2016-1830.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-44238 Apple OS X Yosemite - 'flow_divert-heap-overflow' Kernel Panic · dos · 2017-01-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV: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
  • securityfocus.com /bid/90691 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /HT206566 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /HT206564 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035890 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /HT206568 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred

Sources

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