6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1737
Carbon Font Format Heap Corruption Remote Code Execution
Description

Carbon in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted .dfont file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 3, 2016, 3:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1737 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1737 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1737.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363
https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
26 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : Oct. 29, 2021, 9:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 20, 2020, 2:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1737 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1737 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206167 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} 0.00%

score

0.70182

percentile

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