CVE-2016-1721
Apple Kernel Privilege Escalation and DoS Vulnerability
Description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 1, 2016, 11:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 22, 2019, 7:34 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-1721 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE-2016-1721 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=618 Exploit https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=618 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39358/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39358/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135444/iOS-OS-X-Kernel-Uninitialized-Variable-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135444/iOS-OS-X-Kernel-Uninitialized-Variable-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.1 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.11.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.11.3 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135444/iOS-OS-X-Kernel-Uninitialized-Variable-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39358/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206168 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205729 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205729 Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205732 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205732 Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT205731 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT205731 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html Advisory Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=618 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=618 Exploit Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1721 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1721
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10753
percentile