CVE-2016-1741 in the critical feed json
The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged…
published 2016-03-24 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2836
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.6%
- EPSS 11.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The NVIDIA driver in the Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Patch / fix
- support.apple.com/HT206167 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-39615)
- Published
Exploit prediction
11.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-39615 Apple Mac OSX Kernel - Unchecked Array Index Used to Read Object Pointer Then Call Virtual Method in Nvidia Geforce Driver dos, 2016-03-23
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
support.apple.com
/HT206167
patch, vendor-advisory
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/39615/
exploit
-
lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1035363
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-1741
- NVD CVE-2016-1741
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