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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 07/18/2016 by Shrek_wzw with CESG as HT206902 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1865 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:
A null pointer dereference was addressed through improved input validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92494 (Apple TV < 9.2.2 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.
Upgrading to version 9.3.3 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 (92494). The entries 89675, 89684, 89686 and 89687 are related to this item.
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 92494
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities December-2016
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.3
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206902
Researcher: Shrek_wzw
Organization: CESG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1865 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036344
SecurityFocus: 91828 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 07/19/2016 16:33Updated: 09/05/2022 13:43
Changes: 07/19/2016 16:33 (58), 03/03/2019 10:19 (25), 09/05/2022 13:43 (3)
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