CVE-2016-1850 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple's SceneKit framework, affecting OS X versions prior to 10.11.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has received limited community discussion and media coverage, indicating some awareness of its potential impact.
| 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
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.