CVE-2016-1828

moderate-risk

Published 2016-05-20

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-2016-1827, CVE-2016-1829, and CVE-2016-1830.

Do I need to act?

6.1% 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

44239

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/May/msg00001.html

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

Mailing List http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html

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

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206564

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206566

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206567

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT206568