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Critical severity · published Sep 25, 2016
CVE-2016-4702
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory…
9.8
CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 10.0 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.12.0 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 10.0 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 3.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
IO
iOS
Apple
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4702
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4702
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
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