7.8High KEV

CVE-2016-4656Apple iOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability

apple iphone os Published: (10 years ago)

Known exploited — Apple iOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 24.05.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 14.06.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4656

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-787

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
apple iphone os < 9.3.5

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (1)

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 9.3.5