CVE-2016-1769

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

QuickTime 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 Photoshop file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363
https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39635/
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363
https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39635/

Timeline

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

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