PT-2016-1555 · Apple · Watchos+2

Eric Monti · Published 2016-03-24 · Updated 2019-03-25 · CVE-2016-1751

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3 Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.2 Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.2

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the kernel of the operating system, which can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted app to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3, update to version 9.3 or later to resolve the issue. For Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.2, update to version 9.2 or later to resolve the issue. For Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.2, update to version 2.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00856

CVE-2016-1751

Affected Products

Ios

Tvos

Watchos

References · 10

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1751 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00856 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1751 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035353 · Note