CVE-2016-1825 describes a memory corruption vulnerability within the IOHIDFamily component of Apple OS X, affecting versions prior to 10.11.5. This flaw allows a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or trigger a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity (AV:L/AC:L) and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking widespread community discussion or media coverage, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-44237) indicates the existence of a local privilege escalation exploit, suggesting potential for targeted attacks.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11.4CPE 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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