CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-4650

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, and tvOS before 9.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

How to fix

Remediation Available
iphone osNVD
Affected:< 9.3.2Fixed in:9.3.2CVE-2016-4650derived from NVD
mac os xNVD
Affected:< 10.11.5Fixed in:10.11.5CVE-2016-4650derived from NVD
tvosNVD
Affected:< 9.2.1Fixed in:9.2.1CVE-2016-4650derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days
79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.