LOW
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app
Published May 20, 2016
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.92%
Description
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
3.3 LOW NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.92% 0.00917
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00917
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00917) | 58.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00917) | 55.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 53.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 48.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 47.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
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-2016-1798
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a