Vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os
CVE-2016-9840
inftrees.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
EPSS: 0.125 (94.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Tvos
- Apple Watchos
- Boost
- Nodejs Node.js
- Oracle Database_server — versions 18c
- Oracle Jdk — versions 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0
- Oracle Jre — versions 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0
- Oracle Mysql
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9840?
- CVE-2016-9840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9840?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9840 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.