Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2016-1722
syslog 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/HT206168 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT205731 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT205729 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT205732 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1722?
- CVE-2016-1722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1722?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1722 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.