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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component CoreFoundation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2016 by daybreaker@Minionz with Trend Micro as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7663 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue existed in the processing of strings. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.
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 10.12.2 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 (95917). The entries 87463, 91385, 91659 and 93261 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.2
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207423
Researcher: daybreaker@Minionz
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7663 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037469
SecurityFocus: 94905 - Apple macOS/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 12/14/2016 13:36Updated: 10/07/2022 18:26
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:36 (59), 07/06/2019 17:36 (26), 10/07/2022 18:26 (4)
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