Vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os
CVE-2016-9843
The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.
EPSS: 0.170 (95.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9843?
- CVE-2016-9843 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone_os. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9843?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9843 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.