CVE-2016-1821

HIGH

IOAudioFamily <10.11.5 - RCE/DoS

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · cdososx

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39926

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (6)

[Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895

[Exploit] https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=776

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206567

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39926/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0092

EPSS Percentile 75.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.4

Timeline

Published May 20, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026