CVE-2016-1737 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 26.96%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11.4 AND Security Update 2016-002
Timeline
PublishedMar 24
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Carbon in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dfont file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-chqg-gcjh-g5w9: Carbon in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-1737: OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002↗
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