PT-2016-2041

CVE-2016-1824

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Published

2016-05-20

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Updated

2019-03-25

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3.2 IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.5 IOHIDFamily in Apple tvOS versions prior to 9.2.1 IOHIDFamily in Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.2.1
Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the IOHIDFamily component of iOS and Mac OS X operating systems. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) using a specially crafted application.
Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 9.3.2, update to version 9.3.2 or later. For OS X versions prior to 10.11.5, update to version 10.11.5 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 9.2.1, update to version 9.2.1 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 2.2.1, update to version 2.2.1 or later.
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