CVE-2016-4630
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 a crafted EXR image with B44 compression.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
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 a crafted EXR image with B44 compression.
- Record
CVE-2016-4630- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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
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 a crafted EXR image with B44 compression.
- Record
CVE-2016-4630- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5616 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 a crafted EXR image with B44 compression.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5616- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqpv-jpx8-946m
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 a crafted EXR image with B44 compression.
- Record
GHSA-gqpv-jpx8-946m- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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-2016-4630 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 3.58%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0181
securityfocus.com/bid/91824
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-2016-4630