CVE-2016-1861

The NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1846.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=724
https://support.apple.com/HT206567	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39930/
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=724
https://support.apple.com/HT206567	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39930/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=724 -~~	() https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=724 -
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/HT206567 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/HT206567 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39930/ -~~	() https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39930/ -

Information

Published : 2016-06-19 20:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-1861

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1861

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1861

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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