#VU3592 Memory corruption in Apple Inc. products - CVE-2016-4738 

 

#VU3592 Memory corruption in Apple Inc. products - CVE-2016-4738

Published: September 13, 2016 / Updated: April 4, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3592
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4738
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
watchOS
tvOS
macOS
Apple iOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability my result in system compromise.

Remediation

Update to Apple iOS 10, OS X 10.12, tvOS 10 or watchOS 3.

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