Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2016-1844
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows remote attackers to modify contact lists via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT206567 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1844?
- CVE-2016-1844 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-05-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1844?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.