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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4688

CVE-2016-4688

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "FontParser" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted font.

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.12.1
  • Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.1
    • (no CPE)range: <10.0.1
  • Apple Inc./watchOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.1.3
    • (no CPE)range: <3.1.3
  • Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy
    Range: <10.12.1
  • Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
    Range: <10.1

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