CVE-2016-1757 EXPLOIT
7.0
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 12.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.0 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 12.67% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-362 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-03-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mach Race OSX - Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-04-27 |
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX / iOS - SUID Binary Logic Error Kernel Code Execution | 2016-03-23 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=676
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=676
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/
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