Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4646

Description

Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 mishandles a size value, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted audio file.

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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./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11.6

Patches

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References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-439/nvdThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/HT206903nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348nvd

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