CVE-2016-4773

NVD - CVE-2016-4773

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CVE-2016-4773 Detail

Current Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-layout information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4774 and CVE-2016-4776.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.1 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://support.apple.com/HT207141 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT207142 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT207143 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT207170 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4773
NVD Published Date:
09/25/2016
NVD Last Modified:
03/13/2019
Source:
MITRE