CVE-2016-1758

low
Published 2016-03-24 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.3
VIR risk
3.3

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-layout information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted app.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT206167

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — https://support.apple.com/HT206166

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-119 CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.