CVE-2016-1821

Public Exploit

Description

IOAudioFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.76% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT206567	vendor advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=776	exploit
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696	vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39926/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1821?: CVE-2016-1821 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1821?: To fix CVE-2016-1821, 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-2016-1821 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-1821 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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