What is CVE-2016-1741?

CVE-2016-1741 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-1741?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-1741

The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.122 (96.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.122 · newest: 0.122 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
support.apple.com/HT206167 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39615/ (exploit)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1741?: CVE-2016-1741 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-1741?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.