CVE-2016-4773

The kernel in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows attackers to obtain sensitive memory-layout information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4774 and CVE-2016-4776.

• CWE-125

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.apple.com/HT207141Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207142Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.apple.com/HT207141Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207142Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207143Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207170Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 25, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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