CVE-2016-1720

HIGH

IOKit <9.2.1-10.11.3-9.1.1 - Privilege Escalation/DoS

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · cdososx

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39367

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (12)

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135435/IOKit-Methods-Being-Called-Without-Locks-From-IOServiceClose.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736

[Exploit] https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=597

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT205729

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT205731

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT205732

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206168

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39367/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0024

EPSS Percentile 47.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (4)

apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.3

apple/tvos < 9.1.1

apple/iphone_os < 9.2.1

apple/watchos < 2.2

Timeline

Published Feb 01, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026