Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-1741
The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-1741
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1741
0.69%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 78 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-1741
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
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NIST | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-1741
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-1741
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https://support.apple.com/HT206167
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 - Apple SupportPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
Apple - Lists.apple.com
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363
Apple OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39615/
Apple Mac OSX Kernel - Unchecked Array Index Used to Read Object Pointer Then Call Virtual Method in Nvidia Geforce Driver
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