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A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 2.x (Smartwatch Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component libxml2. 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 bug was discovered 09/21/2016. The weakness was shared 09/20/2016 by Nick Wellnhofer as HT207141 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4658 since 05/11/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 96101 (Debian DSA-3744-1 : libxml2 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196731 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libxml2 Vulnerabilities (USN-3235-1)).
Upgrading to version 3 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 (96101). The entries 91618, 91993, 91997 and 91998 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 96101
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3744-1 : libxml2 - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: watchOS 3
Patch: git.gnome.org
Timeline
05/11/2016 🔍09/20/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207141
Researcher: Nick Wellnhofer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4658 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036858
SecurityFocus: 93054 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 11:59Updated: 09/21/2022 08:56
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:59 (67), 07/17/2019 14:40 (17), 09/21/2022 08:56 (5)
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