7.8high
CVE-2016-4656KEVin critical feed1 exploit
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memor…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-05-24
EPSS
23.6%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Due date
- 2022-06-14 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor / product
- Apple / iOS
- CISA name
- Apple iOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Active — exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
23.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-44836 WebKit - not_number defineProperties UAF (Metasploit) · remote · 2018-06-05
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/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-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- blog.lookout.com /blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/44836/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207107 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/92652 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1036694 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4656 · government-resource
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4656
- NVD: CVE-2016-4656
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