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CVE-2016-1768

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1768 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple QuickTime for OS X before version 10.11.4, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a specially crafted FlashPix image. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for this vulnerability (EDB-39634) is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
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
16.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39634 · Mar 30, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1680 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206167
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/39634
securitytracker.com / id/1035363