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7.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 10 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted app.
The weakness was released 09/20/2016 by Martin Vigo (Cererdlong) with Zero Day Initiative as HT207143 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4724 since 05/11/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A null pointer dereference was addressed through improved input validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93685 (macOS < 10.12 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 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 (93685). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 89145, 91604, 91602 and 91603.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 93685
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/11/2016 🔍09/20/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207143
Researcher: Martin Vigo (Cererdlong)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4724 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036858
SecurityFocus: 93056 - Apple iOS and Mac OS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 10:50Updated: 09/20/2022 12:57
Changes: 09/26/2016 10:50 (69), 04/25/2019 12:11 (15), 09/20/2022 12:57 (4)
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