What is CVE-2016-1798?

CVE-2016-1798 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-1798?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2016-1798

Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

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:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.8% 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 Mac OS X

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-2016-1798?: CVE-2016-1798 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-1798?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.