CVE-2016-1757

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 49.33% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/ exploit
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/ exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=676
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1757?
CVE-2016-1757 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1757?
To fix CVE-2016-1757, 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-2016-1757 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1757 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~49% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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