PT-2016-1190 · Apple · Os X+2

Joshua J. Drake + 1 · Published 2016-02-01 · Updated 2019-03-22 · CVE-2016-1722

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 Apple iOS versions prior to 9.2.1 Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.3 Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.1.1

Description The issue is related to the syslog component in the affected operating systems, caused by a buffer overflow. This can be exploited by a local attacker to gain privileges or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption.

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

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00451

CVE-2016-1722

Affected Products

Os X

Ios

Tvos

References · 12

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00451 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205731 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1722 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205729 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1722 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205732 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034736 · Note