PT-2016-1191 · Apple · Os X+2

Ian Beer

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Published

2016-02-01

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Updated

2019-03-08

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CVE-2016-1719

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

VectorAV: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 caused by a buffer overflow in the IOHIDFamily API component of Mac OS X and iOS operating systems. This can be exploited by a local attacker to gain elevated 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.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00452
CVE-2016-1719

Affected Products

Os X
Ios
Tvos