Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 Kernel input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1752. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

The weakness was disclosed 03/21/2016 with CESG as HT206167 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1752 since 01/12/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A denial of service issue was addressed through improved validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90309 (Apple TV < 9.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124842 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5)).

Upgrading to version 10.11.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90309) and SecurityFocus (BID 75570†). The entries VDB-77250, VDB-80766, VDB-81414 and VDB-81420 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 90309
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 March-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206167
Organization: CESG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81452
SecurityFocus: 75570
SecurityTracker: 1035353

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2016 12:11 PM
Updated: 11/11/2024 09:03 PM
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:11 PM (57), 09/09/2018 11:24 AM (21), 07/11/2022 08:33 AM (4), 11/11/2024 09:03 PM (16)
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