CVE-2016-1720

high

Description

IOKit 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.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT206168

https://support.apple.com/HT205732

https://support.apple.com/HT205731

https://support.apple.com/HT205729

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135435/IOKit-Methods-Being-Called-Without-Locks-From-IOServiceClose.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-02-01

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H