CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component CoreGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was shared 12/13/2016 by daybreaker@Minionz with Trend Micro as HT207422 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7627 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/06/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A null pointer dereference was addressed through improved input validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95917 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 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 370262 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.2 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-12-13-1)).
Upgrading to version 10.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95917).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 95917
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 10.2
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍12/12/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207422
Researcher: daybreaker@Minionz
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7627 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037469
SecurityFocus: 94905 - Apple macOS/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 12/14/2016 12:00Updated: 10/06/2022 08:33
Changes: 12/14/2016 12:00 (60), 07/05/2019 16:34 (26), 10/06/2022 08:33 (4)
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