Low severity · published May 20, 2016
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
3.3
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
through 10.11.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1798
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1798
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
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