CVE-2016-1791
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory...
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-1791- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.
- Record
CVE-2016-1791- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2886 No score
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2886- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gv5-7h2g-r3xh
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory...
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.
- Record
GHSA-6gv5-7h2g-r3xh- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2016-1791 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published May 20, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.