CVE-2016-1741 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1741?

CVE-2016-1741 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1741?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1741 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-2016-1741 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-1741 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7qxp-rcgw-7whv.