HIGH
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted EXR image with B44 compression
Published Jul 22, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.58%
Description
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted EXR image with B44 compression.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.58% 0.03576
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03576
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03576) | 89.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.58% (0.03576) | 87.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.11% (0.01109) | 76.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02188) | 73.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 77.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.70% (0.02695) | 90.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 2.70% (0.02695) | 90.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.49% (0.02488) | 88.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.00% (0.03001) | 83.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 1, 2022 | 3.00% (0.03001) | 82.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.66% (0.02657) | 80.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.66% (0.02657) | 61.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0181/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/563 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/HT206903 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91824 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0181/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/563 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206903 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Jul 22, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 11, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4630
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a