CVE-2016-4779
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.
- Record
CVE-2016-4779- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.
- Record
CVE-2016-4779- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5764 No score
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5764- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7ph-f39r-ppf3
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file.
- Record
GHSA-f7ph-f39r-ppf3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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-2016-4779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published September 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.