CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 10.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2016 by daybreaker@Minionz with Apple as HT207422 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7662 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k 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.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A certificate evaluation issue existed in certificate validation. This issue was addressed through additional validation of certificates.
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.
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). The entries 87463, 91385, 91659 and 93261 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Class: Certificate validationCWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: T1587.003
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
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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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 10.2
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍12/12/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 🔍
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12/14/2016 🔍
12/16/2016 🔍
02/20/2017 🔍
10/06/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207422
Researcher: daybreaker@Minionz
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7662 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037469
SecurityFocus: 94905 - Apple macOS/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 12/14/2016 12:05Updated: 10/06/2022 09:33
Changes: 12/14/2016 12:05 (67), 07/05/2019 17:54 (17), 10/06/2022 09:33 (4)
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