CVE-2016-1816

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OS X versions prior to 10.11.5

Description The issue is related to errors in pointer dereferencing in the IOAcceleratorFamily component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service via a crafted app. This can be achieved by a remote attacker using a specially created application.

Recommendations For OS X versions prior to 10.11.5, update to version 10.11.5 or later to resolve the issue.