Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2016-7643
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "ImageIO" component. It allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted web site.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT207487 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT207422 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94905 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT207423 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7643?
- CVE-2016-7643 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7643?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.