vulnerability
Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1751
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 23, 2016 | Apr 18, 2016 | May 9, 2019 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 23, 2016
Added
Apr 18, 2016
Modified
May 9, 2019
Description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly restrict the execute permission, which allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a crafted app.
Solution
apple-ios-upgrade-latest
References
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2
- APPLE-APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-3
- CVE-2016-1751
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1751
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166
- https://support.apple.com/HT206168
- https://support.apple.com/HT206169
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