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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.2.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.2.1 and Safari before 9.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1723 and CVE-2016-1725.
The weakness was shared 01/19/2016 by Joe Vennix with Apple as HT205732 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1726 since 01/13/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 07/03/2022). 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 88597 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 124582 (Apple Safari 9.0.3 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-01-19-3)).
Upgrading to version 9.2.1 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 (88597). The entries 80340, 80341, 80342 and 80343 are related to this item.
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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: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 88597
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for webkitgtk4 FEDORA-2016-7
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2.1
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205732
Researcher: Joe Vennix
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1726 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034737
SecurityFocus: 81263 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 01/21/2016 09:35Updated: 07/03/2022 19:26
Changes: 01/21/2016 09:35 (69), 06/25/2018 09:16 (16), 07/03/2022 19:26 (3)
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