Description
The kernel 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 (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1828, CVE-2016-1829, and CVE-2016-1830.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple OS X Yosemite - 'flow_divert-heap-overflow' Kernel Panic EDB-44238 · dos · Jan 10, 2017
GitHub 1 repository
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bazad/flow_divert-heap-overflow ★ 4 · Jan 10, 2017
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-1827 on OS X Yosemite.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- 90691 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206566
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-3 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- 1035890 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-2 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-1 vendor-advisory