CVE-2016-1817

Description

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 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-2016-1818 and CVE-2016-1819.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.82% Top 30%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-340 third party advisory vdb entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206567 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://support.apple.com/HT206566 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90694 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://support.apple.com/HT206564 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list
https://support.apple.com/HT206568 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1817?
CVE-2016-1817 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1817?
To fix CVE-2016-1817, 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-2016-1817 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1817 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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