CVE-2016-1797

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    CVE-2016-1797

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to bypass intended FontValidator sandbox-policy restrictions and execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895, , http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-360, https://support.apple.com/HT206567, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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