What is CVE-2016-1795?

CVE-2016-1795 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 2016-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-1795?

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

Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-1795

AppleGraphicsPowerManagement in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 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 2016-05-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.013 (70.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · 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

support.apple.com/HT206567 (Vendor Advisory)
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1795?: CVE-2016-1795 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 2016-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-1795?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.