Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 apache_mod_php memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component apache_mod_php. 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 weakness was shared 05/16/2016 as HT206567 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3142 since 03/13/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/19/2022). The advisory points out:

Multiple vulnerabilities existed in PHP versions prior to 5.5.34. These were addressed by updating PHP to version 5.5.34.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93161 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1) (BACKRONYM)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168777 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1145-1)).

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 (93161). The entries 78775, 79538, 81367 and 81368 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93161
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1) (BACKRONYM)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.5
Patch: a6fdc5bb27b20d889de0cd29318b3968aabb57bd

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03/13/2016 +11 days 🔍
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03/31/2016 +17 days 🔍
05/16/2016 +46 days 🔍
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08/29/2016 +103 days 🔍
08/19/2022 +2181 days 🔍

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206567
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3142 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035255
Vulnerability Center: 57238 - PHP 5.5-5.5.32, 5.6-5.6.18 Remote Information Disclosure and DoS in Phar_parse_zipfile Function, Medium
SecurityFocus: 84306 - PHP 'ext/phar/zip.c' Out of Bound Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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

Created: 05/18/2016 11:55
Updated: 08/19/2022 15:49
Changes: 05/18/2016 11:55 (76), 01/31/2019 13:33 (12), 08/19/2022 15:49 (7)
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