High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1843
CVE-2016-1843
Description
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles filename encoding, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.apple.com/HT206567nvdVendor Advisory
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