CVE-2016-1755
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.049 · 92 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1754.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.4–9.3
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-39614Apple Mac OSX Kernel - AppleKeyStore Use-After-Freefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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also known as (9)
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sources
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references (30)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168cnnvd
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