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

CVE-2016-4724

Description

IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone Os
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.3.5
Apple Inc./Mac Os X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.11.6

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

support.apple.com/HT207143nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207170nvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlnvdMailing List
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing List
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93056nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858nvd

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