CVE-2016-1744

HIGH

macOS < 10.11.4 - Memory Corruption in Intel Graphics Driver

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1744. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a race condition in the Intel GPU driver (CVE-2016-1744) by racing two threads to trigger a double-free or use-after-free in the IGAccelGLContext::unmap_user_memory method due to improper locking.

Description

The Intel driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 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-2016-1743.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · cdososx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39616

This PoC exploits a race condition in the Intel GPU driver (CVE-2016-1744) by racing two threads to trigger a double-free or use-after-free in the IGAccelGLContext::unmap_user_memory method due to improper locking.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Intel GPU Driver (IOAccelerator)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Intel GPU driver on macOS
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
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
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39616/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0252
EPSS Percentile 85.8%
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 (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.3
Published Mar 24, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026