High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4596

Description

QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted FlashPix bitmap image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4597, CVE-2016-4600, and CVE-2016-4602.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.5
Apple Inc./Quicktimellm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206903nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348nvd

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