CVE-2016-4653

HIGH

Apple iOS <9.3.3, macOS <10.11.6, tvOS <9.2.2, watchOS <2.2.2 - Local Privilege Escalation via Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1863 and CVE-2016-4582.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-436
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206905
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206902
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206904

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0048
EPSS Percentile 37.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
apple/iphone_os < 9.3.3
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.6
apple/tvos < 9.2.2
apple/watchos < 2.2.2
Published Jul 22, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026