CVE-2016-1769 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Mac Os X

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035363
https://support.apple.com/HT206167
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39635/

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.07822}`	epss `{'score': 0.05269}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-03-24T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:38.938Z

Reserved: 2016-01-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1769

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:37.233

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1769

Redhat

No data.

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