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9.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component apache_mod_php. 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. The summary by CVE is:
Format string vulnerability in the php_snmp_error function in ext/snmp/snmp.c in PHP before 5.5.34, 5.6.x before 5.6.20, and 7.x before 7.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an SNMP::get call.
The weakness was released 05/16/2016 by Andrew as HT206567 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4071 since 04/23/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. 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 exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91397 (Debian DLA-499-1 : php5 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11624 (PHP Versions Prior to 5.6.20/5.5.34 Multiple Vulnerabilities).
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 databases at Tenable (91397) and Exploit-DB (39645).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 91397
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-499-1 : php5 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 53473
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for php5 openSUSE-SU-2016:1274-1 (php5)
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.5
Patch: 6e25966544fb1d2f3d7596e060ce9c9269bbdcf8
Timeline
03/02/2016 🔍04/23/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206567
Researcher: Andrew
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4071 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 85800 - PHP 'snmp.c' Remote Format String Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
Entry
Created: 05/18/2016 11:54Updated: 08/19/2022 16:00
Changes: 05/18/2016 11:54 (74), 11/30/2018 11:59 (15), 08/19/2022 16:00 (5)
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