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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2016-1803 json

CoreCapture in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitra…

published 2016-05-20 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2898

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.1%
EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

CoreCapture in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.

Patch / fix

  • apple watchos 2.2.1
  • apple iphone_os 9.3.2
  • apple mac_os_x 10.11.5
  • apple tvos 9.2.1

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-39925)

Exploit prediction

5.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39925 Apple Mac OSX Kernel - NULL Dereference in CoreCaptureResponder Due to Unchecked Return Value dos, 2016-06-10
  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=777 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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