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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1820

CVE-2016-1820

Description

Buffer overflow in IOAudioFamily in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

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Affected products

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Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.4
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.5

Patches

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References

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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-347nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT206567nvdVendor Advisory

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