High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1863

Description

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4582 and CVE-2016-4653.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <9.3.3
Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.11.6
Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.2.2
- (no CPE)range: <9.2.2
Apple Inc./watchOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.2.2
- (no CPE)range: <2.2.2
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <9.3.3
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40652/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91828nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036344nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT206902nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206903nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206904nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206905nvdVendor Advisory

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