What is CVE-2016-1732?

CVE-2016-1732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-1732?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-1732

AppleRAID in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (24.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1732?: CVE-2016-1732 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-1732?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.