CVE-2016-7636
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 "Security" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to OCSP responder URLs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- 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 "Security" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to OCSP responder URLs.
- Record
CVE-2016-7636- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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 "Security" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to OCSP responder URLs.
- Record
CVE-2016-7636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8486 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 "Security" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to OCSP responder URLs.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8486- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8552-55hc-5r4x
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 "Security" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to OCSP responder URLs.
- Record
GHSA-8552-55hc-5r4x- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2016-7636 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) 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 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.