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$ cve CVE-2016-1755 JSON

CVE-2016-1755 EXPLOIT

7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.1% (pctl 92)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1754.

Scoring

CVSS7.8 (HIGH, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS5.14% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2016-03-24
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (4)

VendorProduct
appleiphone os
applemac os x
appletvos
applewatchos

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbApple Mac OSX Kernel - AppleKeyStore Use-After-Free2016-03-23

References

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