Information disclosure in Apple iOS and macOS - CVE-2016-4655

Vulnerability identifier: #VU3573

CSH Severity: Critical

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4655

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Affected software:
Apple iOS
macOS

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can run a specially crafted application, bypass security restrictions and obtain portions of kernel memory.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Update Apple iOS to version 9.3.5.
Update MAC OS X to version 10.11.6.

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207107
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207130