CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-1750

Use After Free

Published: Mar 24, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Use-after-free vulnerability in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Weakness

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory “belongs” to the code that operates on the new pointer.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Iphone_os Apple * 9.3 (excluding)
Mac_os_x Apple * 10.11.4 (excluding)
Tvos Apple * 9.2 (excluding)
Watchos Apple * 2.2 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References