CVE-2016-1769
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause...
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Photoshop 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
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Photoshop file.
- Record
CVE-2016-1769- 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
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Photoshop file.
- Record
CVE-2016-1769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2864 No score
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Photoshop file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2864- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3vhv-qmrf-7287
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause...
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Photoshop file.
- Record
GHSA-3vhv-qmrf-7287- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime < 7.7.79.80.95 - '.PSD' Parsing Memory Corruption | 2016-03-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1769 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published March 24, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.00%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.