CVE-2016-1792 - The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app

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HIGH

The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app

Published May 20, 2016

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.33%

Description

The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (4)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT206567		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published May 20, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jan 13, 2016

Link CVE-2016-1792

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-1792

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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