High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

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.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.12.1
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.0.1
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <3.1.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94572nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207269nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207270nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207271nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207275nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207487nvdVendor Advisory

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