CVE-2016-1755
N/A
Published: March 24, 2016 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OStvOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1754.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 9.3
Affected range stops below 9.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.11.4
Affected range stops below 10.11.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 9.2
Affected range stops below 9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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