CVE-2016-1822 — 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
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 63.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11.5 AND Security Update 2016-003
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-h7p8-jrxv-8642: IOFireWireFamily in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-1822: OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003↗
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Schneier
GCHQ Discloses Two OS X Vulnerabilities to Apple - Schneier on Security↗2016-05-01
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