CVE-2016-1740
Apple FontParser Memory Corruption/Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document.
INFO
Published Date :
March 24, 2016, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 25, 2019, 5:54 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-1740 has a 3 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-2016-1740
vulnerability.
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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-2016-1740.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206166 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206167 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206168 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206169 | 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).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
None
Python
None
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-1740 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1740 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. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.11.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.11.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2 *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]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory, Patch https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory, Patch https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory, Patch https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory, Patch https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory 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 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 -
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:watchos:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206166 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206169 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206168 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206167 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1740 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1740
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.02 }} 0.62%
score
0.88735
percentile