CVE-2016-1767 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1767?

CVE-2016-1767 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, 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

QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted FlashPix image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1768.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1767?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1767?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1767 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-2016-1767 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-1767 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-pxx9-q6ff-qrrr.