CVE-2016-1755

moderate-risk

Published 2016-03-24

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 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-2016-1754.

Do I need to act?

4.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

1 public exploit available

39614

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Iphone Os

Mac Os X

Tvos

Watchos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (20)

Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html

Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html

Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html

Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206166

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206167

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206168

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206169

Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39614/