CVE-2016-1749

7.8 highEPSS 3.9%

IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2016-03-24
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-206
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39607/

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