CVE-2016-7588
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreMedia Playback" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.
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
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreMedia Playback" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
CVE-2016-7588- 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
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreMedia Playback" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
CVE-2016-7588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8438 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreMedia Playback" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8438- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v66-cwfv-9rm5
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreMedia Playback" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.
- Record
GHSA-8v66-cwfv-9rm5- 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-2016-7588 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Watchos, published February 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.41%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.