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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2016-1828 EUVD-2016-2923GHSA-jm76-99qf-596j

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 arbitrar…

Published May 20, 2016 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by apple

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-2016-1827, 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

GitHub 3 repositories

  • bazad/rootsh ★ 86 · May 18, 2016

    Local privilege escalation for OS X 10.10.5 via CVE-2016-1828.

  • SideGreenHand100/bazad5 ★ 0 · Apr 2, 2022

    Local privilege escalation for OS X 10.10.5 via CVE-2016-1828.

  • berritus163t/bazad5 ★ 0 · Mar 18, 2022

    Local privilege escalation for OS X 10.10.5 via CVE-2016-1828.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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