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

CVE-2016-1831

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.3.1
Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.4
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.2
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.2

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/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT206567nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206568nvdVendor Advisory

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