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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Kernel. 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:
The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 09/20/2016 by Brandon Azad as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4775 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93776 (Apple TV < 10 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 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (93776). The entries 91603, 91618, 91993 and 91997 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 93776
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64377
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207170
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4775 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036858
SecurityFocus: 93063 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/tvOS CVE-2016-4775 Local Memory Corruption Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 11:34Updated: 09/21/2022 07:23
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:34 (70), 04/25/2019 20:37 (13), 09/21/2022 07:23 (3)
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