CVE-2016-1820

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

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the IOAudioFamily component, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially created application.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.5, update to version 10.11.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of privileged contexts to minimize the risk of exploitation.