CVE-2016-1848

HIGH

Apple OS X <10.11.5 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1848. PoCs published by Francis Provencher.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup for CVE-2016-1848, a vulnerability in Apple QuickTime that allows remote code execution due to improper parsing of invalid data in the mdat atom. The document includes technical details, a report timeline, and references to a PoC file but does not contain actual exploit code.

Description

QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Francis Provencher · textdososx

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39839

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This is a writeup for CVE-2016-1848, a vulnerability in Apple QuickTime that allows remote code execution due to improper parsing of invalid data in the mdat atom. The document includes technical details, a report timeline, and references to a PoC file but does not contain actual exploit code.

Classification

Writeup 90%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Theoretical

Target: Apple QuickTime (versions prior to the fix released 2016-05-17)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: User interaction required (visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file)

MITRE ATT&CK