CVE-2016-1719
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows...
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1719- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1719- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2814 No score
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2814- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx4j-phh8-wvv3
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows...
The IOHIDFamily API in Apple iOS before 9.2.1, OS X before 10.11.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-xx4j-phh8-wvv3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | iOS Kernel - AppleOscarGyro Use-After-Free | 2016-01-28 |
| Exploit-DB | iOS Kernel - AppleOscarAccelerometer Use-After-Free | 2016-01-28 |
| Exploit-DB | iOS Kernel - AppleOscarCompass Use-After-Free | 2016-01-28 |
| Exploit-DB | iOS Kernel - AppleOscarCMA Use-After-Free | 2016-01-28 |
| Exploit-DB | iOS Kernel - IOHIDEventService Use-After-Free | 2016-01-28 |
| Exploit-DB | iOS Kernel - IOReportHub Use-After-Free | 2016-01-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1719 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Tvos, published February 1, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/39362
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135442/iOS-Kernel-AppleOscarAccelerometer-Use-After-Free.html
code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=604
support.apple.com/HT206168
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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
securitytracker.com/id/1034736
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1719
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx4j-phh8-wvv3