CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.3 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component zlib. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers.
The bug was discovered 12/05/2016. The weakness was presented 09/25/2017 as HT208112 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9842 since 12/05/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 1.2.11.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 169 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100378 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1387-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371397 (IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Multiple Security Vulnerabilities(swg22014202)).
Upgrading to version 11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100378). See 21337, 63776, 90671 and 96545 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 100378
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1387-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT208144
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 11
Patch: github.com
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208112
Researcher: Trail
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9842 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039427
SecurityFocus: 95131 - zlib Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 10/23/2017 11:27Updated: 01/04/2023 11:51
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:27 (80), 11/29/2019 13:37 (5), 01/19/2021 19:41 (2), 01/19/2021 19:47 (1), 01/04/2023 11:51 (3)
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