Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 AMD Kernel Memory information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component AMD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The AMD subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.
The weakness was released 05/16/2016 by Stefan Esser (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT206567 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1791 since 01/13/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:
An issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory content. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91229 (Mac OS X 10.9.5 / 10.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2016-003)), 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 122912 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4)).
Upgrading to version 10.11.5 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 (91229). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 87425, 87434, 87435 and 87436.
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Name: Kernel MemoryClass: Information disclosure / Kernel Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 91229
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.9.5 / 10.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2016-003)
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OpenVAS ID: 881901
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.5
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206567
Researcher: Stefan Esser (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1791 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035895
SecurityFocus: 90696 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 05/18/2016 11:55Updated: 08/19/2022 15:32
Changes: 05/18/2016 11:55 (71), 11/30/2018 11:58 (16), 08/19/2022 15:32 (3)
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