CVE-2016-4629
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a...
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted xStride and yStride values in an EXR 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
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted xStride and yStride values in an EXR image.
- Record
CVE-2016-4629- 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
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted xStride and yStride values in an EXR image.
- Record
CVE-2016-4629- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5615 No score
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted xStride and yStride values in an EXR image.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5615- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65m9-xc97-mrf6
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a...
ImageIO in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted xStride and yStride values in an EXR image.
- Record
GHSA-65m9-xc97-mrf6- 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-2016-4629 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 7.42%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/91824
talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0180
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
securitytracker.com/id/1036348
support.apple.com/HT206903
github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/563
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4629