CVE-2016-1755

HIGH

Apple iOS <9.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 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-2016-1754.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · cdososx

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39614

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (10)

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html

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

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

[Mailing List, Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206166

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206167

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

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206169

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39614/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0452

EPSS Percentile 89.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (4)

apple/iphone_os < 9.3

apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.4

apple/tvos < 9.2

apple/watchos < 2.2

Timeline

Published Mar 24, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026