CVE-2016-4656
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Aug 25, 2016
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- May 11, 2016
Description
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/
- 44836exploit
- https://support.apple.com/HT207107
- APPLE-SA-2016-08-25-1vendor-advisory
- 92652vdb-entry
- 1036694vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4656government-resource
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