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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component WindowServer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type conversion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
WindowServer in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to obtain root access via vectors that leverage "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4710.
The weakness was presented 09/20/2016 by Meder Kydyraliev (Shrek_wzw) with Zero Day Initiative as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4709 since 05/11/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:
A type confusion issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
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 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 (93685). See 89145, 91991, 92000 and 92001 for similar entries.
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Class: Type conversionCWE: CWE-704
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
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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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Upgrade: macOS 10.12
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207170
Researcher: Meder Kydyraliev (Shrek_wzw)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4709 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036858
SecurityFocus: 93055 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 11:53Updated: 09/21/2022 08:23
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:53 (70), 04/26/2019 07:45 (15), 09/21/2022 08:23 (3)
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