CVE-2016-1720 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit memory corruption in IOKit to gain privileges or cause denial of service on Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1720?
CVE-2016-1720 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 1 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1720?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-1720 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-1720 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5459-4793-2c83.