Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-1741 — 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 Buffer4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
17.3%
top 4.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
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

The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.3

Patches

Patch: support.apple.com ↗Patch: support.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-7qxp-rcgw-7whv: The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Apple Mac OSX Kernel - Unchecked Array Index Used to Read Object Pointer Then Call Virtual Method in Nvidia Geforce Driver↗2016-03-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-1741: OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002↗
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