Apple iOS up to 9.1 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS up to 9.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/08/2015 with Apple as HT205635 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7096 since 09/16/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/30/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87370 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.0.2 Multiple RCE), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124424 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2015-12-11-1)).

Upgrading to version 9.2 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 (87370). See 79545, 79546, 79547 and 79553 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 87370
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.0.2 Multiple RCE
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for webkitgtk4 FEDORA-2016-143
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2

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12/08/2015 +83 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205635
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7096 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034341
SecurityFocus: 78720 - WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 12/09/2015 02:32 PM
Updated: 06/30/2022 06:33 AM
Changes: 12/09/2015 02:32 PM (59), 06/27/2018 03:59 PM (15), 06/30/2022 06:33 AM (4)
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