CVE-2016-4647
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of...
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file.
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
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-4647- 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
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file.
- Record
CVE-2016-4647- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5633 No score
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5633- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpw5-9jwm-pg3g
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of...
Audio in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file.
- Record
GHSA-cpw5-9jwm-pg3g- 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
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-2016-4647 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/91824
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-437
securitytracker.com/id/1036348
support.apple.com/HT206903
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4647
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cpw5-9jwm-pg3g