NVD

CVE-2016-1740 Detail

Description

FontParser in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted PDF document.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.3 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206166	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206168	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	NIST

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Change History

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Modified Analysis by NIST 3/25/2019 1:54:06 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::* versions up to (including) 9.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::* versions up to (including) 10.11.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::* versions up to (including) 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::* versions up to (including) 2.1	OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 9.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 10.11.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 2.2
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201 No Types Assigned	http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-201 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/28/2016 1:08:47 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory, Patch	https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory, Patch	https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory, Patch	https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory, Patch	https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/25/2016 6:58:11 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.1::::::: (and previous) cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1::::::: (and previous) cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3::::::: (and previous) cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1::::::: (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206166 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206167 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206168 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/HT206168 Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://support.apple.com/HT206169 No Types Assigned	https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory, Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1740
NVD Published Date:
03/23/2016
NVD Last Modified:
03/25/2019
Source:
Apple Inc.

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CVE-2016-1740 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 5/13/2024 11:53:30 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/25/2019 1:54:06 PM

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 3/08/2019 11:06:37 AM

CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 12/02/2016 10:22:24 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/28/2016 1:08:47 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/25/2016 6:58:11 AM

Initial CVE Analysis 3/24/2016 5:07:19 PM

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