Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2016-1757
Race condition in 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 via a crafted app.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.127 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.127 · newest: 0.127 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/ (exploit)
- support.apple.com/HT206167 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/ (exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail
- support.apple.com/HT206166 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1757?
- CVE-2016-1757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1757?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1757 known to be exploited?
- 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.