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Status published
High
CVE-2016-1720
IOKit in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3,...
Vulnerability Description
IOKit in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://support.apple.com/HT205731
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135435/IOKit-Methods-Being-Called-Without-Locks-From-IOServiceClose.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205729
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39367/
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=597
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205732
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
mac os x, tvos, iphone os, watchos
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 1st, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.