CVE-2016-1737

MediumCVSS 6.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 24, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-1737: Medium severity, CVSS 6.3 | Vulnix