CVE-2016-1798 Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
Low 3.3
Published
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Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1798 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2016-1798 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 20 May 2016.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1798/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1798/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1798?
CVE-2016-1798 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 20 May 2016.
Official description
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5hq5-p4qx-vxq4.