CVE-2016-1734 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in AppleUSBNetworking affecting Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4. A physically proximate attacker could exploit this by connecting a specially crafted USB device, leading to arbitrary code execution in a privileged context or a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), this vulnerability requires physical access to the device (AV:P) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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