CVE-2016-1720

Public Exploit

Description

IOKit in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT206168 vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205731 vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135435/IOKit-Methods-Being-Called-Without-Locks-From-IOServiceClose.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205729 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39367/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=597 exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205732 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1720?
CVE-2016-1720 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1720?
To fix CVE-2016-1720, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1720 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1720 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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