CVE-2016-4655

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2016 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendoriPhone OS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 33%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score33.4%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 33.4% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

The Apple iOS kernel allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory via a crafted application.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 24, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 14, 2022
1596 days overdue

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory via a crafted app.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.3.510.0
Affected range stops below 9.3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (10)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEBroken LinkMailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEBroken LinkMailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00005.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92651
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92965
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036694
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207107
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207145

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

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CWE
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