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A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component apache_mod_php. 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 weakness was disclosed 09/20/2016 as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6174. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:
Multiple issues in PHP were addressed by updating PHP to version 5.6.24.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. 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.
Upgrading to version 10.12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93685) and Exploit-DB (40084). The entries 89145, 91991, 92000 and 92001 are pretty similar.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 93685
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64377
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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D2Sec: IPS Community Suite RCE
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12
Timeline
07/06/2016 🔍07/12/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207170
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-6174 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 91732
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 11:31Updated: 09/20/2022 16:25
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:31 (50), 01/29/2018 16:08 (19), 09/20/2022 16:10 (4), 09/20/2022 16:17 (11), 09/20/2022 16:25 (1)
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