Apple macOS 10.12.0 ntfs input validation

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS 10.12.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component ntfs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "ntfs" component, which misparses disk images and allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2016 by Juwei Lin (Shrek_wzw) with BSI as HT207275 as confirmed advisory (Website) via Recurity Labs. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4661 since 05/11/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in the parsing of disk images. This issue was addressed through improved validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94253 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.1 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370175 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.1, El Capitan 2016-002 and Yosemite 2016-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-10-24-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.12.1 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 (94253). The entries 93042, 93046, 93047 and 93041 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 94253
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-03 February-2017
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.1

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10/24/2016 +166 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207275
Researcher: Juwei Lin (Shrek_wzw)
Organization: BSI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4661 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037086
SecurityFocus: 93852 - Apple macOS Prior to 10.12.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 10/25/2016 09:05
Updated: 09/28/2022 12:12
Changes: 10/25/2016 09:05 (74), 05/17/2019 16:56 (14), 09/28/2022 12:12 (4)
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