CVE-2016-1719

32

FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1719 is a memory corruption vulnerability within the IOHIDFamily API affecting Apple iOS, OS X, and tvOS. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, multiple public exploits exist on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage suggest moderate awareness of this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		<= 9.2CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
		<= 10.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
		<= 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
		<= 2.1CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

5.9

CvssVersion

3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

1.16%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

63.8%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

ExploitDB: EDB-39363 · Jan 28, 2016

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0116 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html

Vendor Advisory

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html

Vendor Advisory

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html

Vendor Advisory

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135438/iOS-Kernel-IOReportHub-Use-After-Free.html

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135439/iOS-Kernel-IOHIDEventService-Use-After-Free.html

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135440/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarCMA-Use-After-Free.html

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135441/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarCompass-Use-After-Free.html

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135442/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarAccelerometer-Use-After-Free.html

packetstormsecurity.com / files/135443/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarGyro-Use-After-Free.html

code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail

code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail

code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail

code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail

code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail

code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail

support.apple.com / HT205729

Vendor Advisory

support.apple.com / HT205731

Vendor Advisory

support.apple.com / HT205732

Vendor Advisory

support.apple.com / HT206168

Vendor Advisory

exploit-db.com / exploits/39359

exploit-db.com / exploits/39360

exploit-db.com / exploits/39361

exploit-db.com / exploits/39362

exploit-db.com / exploits/39363

exploit-db.com / exploits/39364

securitytracker.com / id/1034736