CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.1 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Kernel. 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. CVE summarizes:
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 and OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
The weakness was published 05/16/2016 by Stefan Esser (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT206568 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1831 since 01/13/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/21/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91228 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 c.
Upgrading to version 9.3.2 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 (91228).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 91228
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.2
Timeline
01/13/2016 🔍05/16/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206568
Researcher: Stefan Esser (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1831 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035890
SecurityFocus: 90696 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 05/18/2016 12:18Updated: 08/21/2022 09:20
Changes: 05/18/2016 12:18 (73), 12/01/2018 23:52 (12), 08/21/2022 09:20 (4)
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