High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4777
CVE-2016-4777
Description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
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Affected products
8<10+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <10
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0
<3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <3
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.0
- Range: <10.12
- Range: <10
Patches
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References
10- 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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