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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.5 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component QuickTime. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted FlashPix bitmap image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4597, CVE-2016-4600, and CVE-2016-4602.
The weakness was shared 07/18/2016 by Stefan Esser with Zero Day Initiative as HT206903 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4596 since 05/11/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92496 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.6 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 10.11.6 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 (92496). The entries 88079, 89692, 89709 and 89685 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 92496
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63631
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities December-2016
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.6
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206903
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4596 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036348
SecurityFocus: 91824 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 07/19/2016 19:25Updated: 09/06/2022 10:25
Changes: 07/19/2016 19:25 (68), 03/03/2019 13:28 (14), 09/06/2022 10:25 (3)
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