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CVE-2016-1832

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1832 is a memory corruption vulnerability in libc affecting Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation or a denial of service. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

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

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
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
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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/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/90691
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035890
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry