CVE-2016-1755 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the kernel of Apple iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS, allowing a crafted application to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or cause a denial of service. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-39614) exists for OS X, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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