CVE-2016-4656
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.236 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSadded 2022-05-24remediate by 2022-06-14
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apple iOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-44836WebKit - not_number defineProperties UAF (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT207107cnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92652enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036694enisa_euvd
- https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/enisa_euvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT207107enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44836/enisa_euvd
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