CVE-2016-1721

moderate-risk
Published 2016-02-01

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Do I need to act?

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0.24% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
39358
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (24)

Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135444/iOS-OS-X-Kernel-Uninitialized-Variab...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=618
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT205729
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT205731
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT205732
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206168
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39358/
Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135444/iOS-OS-X-Kernel-Uninitialized-Variab...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=618
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT205729
and 4 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 10/34 · Low