CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.6 | $25k-$100k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit Canvas. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The WebKit Canvas implementation in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, Safari before 9.1.1, and tvOS before 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
The weakness was published 05/16/2016 with Zero Day Initiative as HT206568 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1859 since 01/13/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k 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 91311 (Apple TV < 9.2.1 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 370008 (Apple Safari 9.1.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-5)).
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 (91311). Similar entries are available at 87444, 87451, 87453 and 87455.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 91311
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802484
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities November16 (Mac OS X)
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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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05/20/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206568
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1859 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035888
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 05/18/2016 12:19Updated: 08/21/2022 10:29
Changes: 05/18/2016 12:19 (59), 12/02/2018 09:50 (21), 08/21/2022 10:29 (3)
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