High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-1797

Description

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to bypass intended FontValidator sandbox-policy restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206567nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895nvd
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-360nvd

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