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7.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component syslog. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/22/2016. The weakness was presented 12/13/2016 by Ian Beer (daybreaker@Minionz) with Google Project Zero as HT207422 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7660 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:
An issue in mach port name references was addressed through improved validation.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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 databases at Tenable (95917) and Exploit-DB (40959). See 87463, 91385, 91659 and 93261 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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: Ian Beer (daybreaker@Minionz)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7660 (🔍)
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 09:38
Changes: 12/14/2016 12:05 (53), 07/05/2019 18:02 (35), 10/06/2022 09:38 (4)
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