What is CVE-2016-1790?

CVE-2016-1790 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-1790?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-1790

Buffer overflow in the Accessibility component in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-05-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Iphone OS

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 (vdb-entry)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT206568 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1790?: CVE-2016-1790 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-1790?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.