CVE-2016-1718 describes a memory corruption vulnerability within the IOAcceleratorFamily2 interface of Apple OS X, affecting versions prior to 10.11.3. This flaw allows a local attacker to potentially gain elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.3 (High), exploitation requires local access and user interaction, but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, indicating a low likelihood of active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.