CVE-2016-1757

high-risk
Published 2016-03-24

Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Do I need to act?

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58.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 42% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
39595, 39741
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (16)

Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=676
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206166
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/
Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=676
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206166
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 25/34 · High
Exposure 7/34 · Low