CVE-2016-4702
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows...
CVE-2016-4702 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apple Tvos, published September 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.76%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4702- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-4702- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5687 No score
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5687- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cx9-q2h4-4583
9.8
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows...
Audio in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-6cx9-q2h4-4583- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
References
support.apple.com/HT207141
securitytracker.com/id/1036858
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html