PT-2016-1148 · Apple · Os X+2

Ian Beer + 1 · Published 2016-02-01 · Updated 2019-03-22 · CVE-2016-1721

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 9.2.1 OS X versions prior to 10.11.3 tvOS versions prior to 9.1.1

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption. It is caused by a buffer overflow in the kernel of the operating systems.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 9.2.1, update to version 9.2.1 or later. For OS X versions prior to 10.11.3, update to version 10.11.3 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 9.1.1, update to version 9.1.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00409

CVE-2016-1721

Affected Products

Os X

Ios

Tvos

References · 15

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39358 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=618 · Exploit
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205729 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205731 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205732 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1721 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00409 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1721 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034736 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135444/iOS-OS-X-Kernel-Uninitialized-Variable-Code-Execution.html · Note