CVE-2016-1749 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the IOUSBFamily component of Apple OS X before version 10.11.4. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or cause a denial of service through a specially crafted application. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires local access and user interaction, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, a proof-of-concept exploit demonstrating kernel code execution was published on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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