CVE-2016-4712

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

CoreCrypto in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted app.

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-787

Affected software

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

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT207141Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207142Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT207141Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207142Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 25, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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