High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1740

Description

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document.

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LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <9.3
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.11.4
Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.2
- (no CPE)range: <9.2
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2.2
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <9.3
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT206166nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206167nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206168nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206169nvdVendor Advisory

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