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CVE-2016-1754

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 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-2016-1755.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 9.3 — fixed in 9.3
• macOS: before 10.11.4 — fixed in 10.11.4
• Apple tvOS: before 9.2 — fixed in 9.2
• Apple watchOS: before 2.2 — fixed in 2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 9.3; macOS 10.11.4; Apple tvOS 9.2; Apple watchOS 2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166
• https://support.apple.com/HT206167
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168
• https://support.apple.com/HT206169
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html

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