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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component curl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.
The bug was discovered 09/07/2016. The weakness was released 12/13/2016 as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7141 since 09/05/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:
Multiple issues existed in curl. These issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.51.0.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93862 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : curl (SUSE-SU-2016:2449-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176814 (Debian Security Update for curl (DLA 1568-1)).
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 (93862). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 90449, 91385, 91680 and 91681.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 93862
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : curl (SUSE-SU-2016:2449-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 862864
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for curl USN-3123-1
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.2
Patch: github.com
Timeline
09/05/2016 🔍09/06/2016 🔍
09/07/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207423
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7141 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036739
SecurityFocus: 92754 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-7141 Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 12/16/2016 14:12Updated: 10/07/2022 19:51
Changes: 12/16/2016 14:12 (71), 07/08/2019 15:41 (13), 10/07/2022 19:51 (5)
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