Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 CoreCapture null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component CoreCapture. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreCapture" component. It allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was released 12/13/2016 by daybreaker@Minionz with Zero Day Initiative as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7604 since 09/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A null pointer dereference was addressed through improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95918 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Updates 2016-003 / 2016-007)), 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 l. 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 10.12.2 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 (95918).

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 95918
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Updates 2016-003 / 2016-007)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.2

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207423
Researcher: daybreaker@Minionz
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7604 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037469
SecurityFocus: 94903 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2016-12-13-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

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Created: 12/14/2016 13:36
Updated: 10/07/2022 18:19
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:36 (74), 07/06/2019 21:23 (12), 10/07/2022 18:19 (3)
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