CVE-2016-1740 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1740?

CVE-2016-1740 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 24 Mar 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1740?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1740?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1740 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-2016-1740 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1740 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2021-30666 Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.8
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• CVE-2021-30762 Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-h2pp-jw84-c9f9.