PT-2016-1556 · Apple · Watchos+3

Juwei Lin · Published 2016-03-24 · Updated 2019-03-25 · CVE-2016-1750

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 OS X versions prior to 10.11.4 Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.2 Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.2

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially created application, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3, update to version 9.3 or later. For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.4, update to version 10.11.4 or later. For Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.2, update to version 9.2 or later. For Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.2, update to version 2.2 or later.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00857

CVE-2016-1750

Affected Products

Os X

Ios

Tvos

Watchos

References · 12

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1750 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206167 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1750 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00857 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035353 · Note