Memory corruption in Apple Inc. products - CVE-2016-4738
Published: September 13, 2016 / Updated: April 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3592
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
watchOS
tvOS
macOS
Apple iOS
watchOS
tvOS
macOS
Apple iOS
Detailed vulnerability 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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4738
Update to Apple iOS 10, OS X 10.12, tvOS 10 or watchOS 3.