CVE-2016-1844
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows...
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows remote attackers to modify contact lists via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows remote attackers to modify contact lists via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1844- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows remote attackers to modify contact lists via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-1844- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2939 No score
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows remote attackers to modify contact lists via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2939- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77qc-55hq-3c2q
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows...
The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles roster changes, which allows remote attackers to modify contact lists via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-77qc-55hq-3c2q- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2016-1844 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) 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 1.91%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.