HIGH
Login Window in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 does not properly initialize memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors
Published Jul 22, 2016
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
Login Window in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 does not properly initialize memory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.0 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
4.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
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.
0.30% 0.00298
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00298
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 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 20.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 21.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 31.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 55.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00121) | 46.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 34.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- 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://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-431/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- 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://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-431/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| 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-2016-4639
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a