High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-4712

Description

CoreCrypto in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted app.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.0
Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.12.0
Apple Inc./tvOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.0
Apple Inc./watchOS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <3.0

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com/HT207141nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207142nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207143nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207170nvdVendor Advisory

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