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CVE-2016-1802

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1802 describes a vulnerability in Apple's CommonCrypto framework, specifically affecting iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1. The flaw stems from mishandled return values during key-length calculations within the CCCrypt function. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) allows a remote attacker, via a crafted application, to obtain sensitive information due to the issue's impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0125 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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/May/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206564
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206566
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206567
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206568
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/90694
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035890
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry