High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 1, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1720
CVE-2016-1720
Description
IOKit in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
4Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
12- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39367/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135435/IOKit-Methods-Being-Called-Without-Locks-From-IOServiceClose.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034736nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.apple.com/HT205729nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT205731nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT205732nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/HT206168nvdVendor Advisory
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