Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates

Apple has released security updates for iTunes, Safari, tvOS, watchOS, iOS, and OS X El Captain. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows 7 and later Safari 9.1.2 for OS X...

Apple announces Encryption-focused New File System for macOS Sierra

Apple announced one huge change at WWDC 2016: The company is replacing the HFS+ file system on MacOS, iOS, tvOS and WatchOS with a new file system. The company has introduced its brand new file system called The Apple File System — or APFS for short — for iOS, OS X, tvOS, and WatchOS, making...

Apple iOS/watchOS/tvOS and OS X El Capitan libxml2 arbitrary code execution vulnerability (CNVD-2016-03538)

Apple iOS, watchOS, OS X El Capitan, and tvOS are products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system for mobile devices; watchOS is an operating system for smartwatches; and OS X El Capitan is a specialized operating system for Mac computers. tvOS is a library developed by the GNOME project ...

Apple iOS/watchOS/tvOS and OS X El Capitan libxml2 arbitrary code execution vulnerability (CNVD-2016-03524)

Apple iOS is an operating system on Apple's cell phones. oS X El Capitan is a dedicated operating system developed for Mac computers. watchOS is a smartwatch operating system. A security vulnerability in libxml2 in Apple iOS, watchOS, and OS X El Capitan could be exploited by an attacker to submi...

Memory corruption

OpenGL, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted web site...

CVE-2016-1847

OpenGL, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted web site...

CVE-2016-1841

libxslt, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted web site...

CVE-2016-1839

The xmlDictAddString function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted XML document...

CVE-2016-1839

The xmlDictAddString function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted XML document...

CVE-2016-1837

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the 1 htmlPArsePubidLiteral and 2 htmlParseSystemiteral functions in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a...

CVE-2016-1836

Use-after-free vulnerability in the xmlDictComputeFastKey function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document...

CVE-2016-1833

The htmlCurrentChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted XML document...

CVE-2016-1832

libc in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service memory corruption via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2016-1832

libc in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service memory corruption via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2016-1830

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1827, CVE-2016-1828,...

CVE-2016-1829

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1827, CVE-2016-1828,...

CVE-2016-1828

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1827, CVE-2016-1829,...

CVE-2016-1827

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1828, CVE-2016-1829,...

CVE-2016-1827

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1828, CVE-2016-1829,...

CVE-2016-1819

Use-after-free vulnerability in the IOAccelContext2::clientMemoryForType method in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service memory corruption via a craft...