What is CVE-2016-1736?

CVE-2016-1736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-1736?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-1736

Bluetooth in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 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-2016-1735.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (67.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1736?: CVE-2016-1736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-1736?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.