CVE-2016-1720 is a memory corruption vulnerability in IOKit affecting Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1. This local privilege escalation flaw allows an authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low attack complexity and no user interaction. While not listed in CISA KEV, an exploit (EDB-39367) demonstrating a use-after-free vulnerability for OS X exists, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.