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

CVE-2016-1749

Description

IOUSBFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.3
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206167nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363nvd
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-206nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39607/nvd

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