Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2016-1756
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT206167 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT206166 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1756?
- CVE-2016-1756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1756?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.