Apple Safari up to 9 Downloads data processing

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 9 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Downloads. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The Downloads feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles file expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted web site.

The weakness was released 03/18/2016 by Russ Cox (WoofWagly) with n.runs AG as HT206171 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1771 since 01/13/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An insufficient input validation issue existed in the handling of certain files. This was addressed through additional checks during file expansion.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124837 (Apple Safari 9.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6)).

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 802235
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar16 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 9.1

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03/18/2016 +65 days 🔍
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03/21/2016 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206171
Researcher: Russ Cox (WoofWagly)
Organization: n.runs AG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1771 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035354
Vulnerability Center: 57562 - Apple Safari before 9.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability when Downloading Certain Files, High
SecurityFocus: 85055 - Apple Safari APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2016 12:02
Updated: 07/10/2022 16:34
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:02 (70), 02/02/2019 11:03 (14), 07/10/2022 16:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 3:1E7:103

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