CVE-2016-4778 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-2646 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple Tvos+4 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 25
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 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 Packages8 packages

▶NVDapple/tvos< 10.0
▶NVDapple/watchos< 3.0
▶Appleapple/tvos10
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.12

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-2qm8-p8fp-jq4w: The kernel in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2016-4778: macOS Sierra 10.12↗2016-09-20
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Apple
CVE-2016-4778: iOS 10↗2016-09-13
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Apple
CVE-2016-4778: tvOS 10↗2016-09-13
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Apple
CVE-2016-4778: watchOS 3↗2016-09-13
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