CVE-2016-1829Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple Iphone OS

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1827, CVE-2016-1828, and CVE-2016-1830.

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 Packages8 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-h8j4-x589-fv2p: The kernel in Apple iOS before 92022-05-14
GHSA
GHSA-wpq6-226c-pxw4: The kernel in Apple iOS before 92022-05-14
GHSA
GHSA-jm76-99qf-596j: The kernel in Apple iOS before 92022-05-14
GHSA
GHSA-768f-8465-rm78: The kernel in Apple iOS before 92022-05-14

📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2016-1829: tvOS 9.2.1
Apple
CVE-2016-1829: OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003
Apple
CVE-2016-1829: iOS 9.3.2
Apple
CVE-2016-1829: watchOS 2.2.1

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Schneier
GCHQ Discloses Two OS X Vulnerabilities to Apple - Schneier on Security2016-05-01