CVE-2016-4598
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause...
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image.
- Record
CVE-2016-4598- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image.
- Record
CVE-2016-4598- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5584 No score
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5584- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh66-q9w2-q7pm
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause...
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image.
- Record
GHSA-fh66-q9w2-q7pm- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4598 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published July 22, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.09%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.