FKIE_CVE-2016-1751

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-03-24 01:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:42
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly restrict the execute permission, which allows attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism via a crafted app.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206169Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206169Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple iphone_os *
apple tvos *
apple watchos *
To clipboard 

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:42:33.317",
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