CVE-2016-1740

HIGH

Apple iOS <9.3, OS X <10.11.4, tvOS <9.2, watchOS <2.2 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206168
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206169
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206166

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0396
EPSS Percentile 89.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os < 9.3
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.4
apple/tvos < 9.2
apple/watchos < 2.2
Published Mar 24, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026