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CVE-2016-1865

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1865 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the kernel in Apple iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS before specific versions. A local attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference, leading to system instability. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges, but its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.11.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.2.2CPE 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 15,903 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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/Jul/msg00000.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206902
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206903
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206904
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206905
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/91828
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036344
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry