PT-2016-1550
CVE-2016-1756
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Published
2016-03-24
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Updated
2016-12-03
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
iOS versions prior to 9.3
OS X versions prior to 10.11.4
Description
The issue is related to errors in pointer dereferencing in the kernel of the operating systems, which can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service via a crafted app.
Recommendations
For iOS versions prior to 9.3, update to version 9.3 or later.
For OS X versions prior to 10.11.4, update to version 10.11.4 or later.
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