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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component ICU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was published 12/13/2016 by daybreaker@Minionz with Trend Micro as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7594 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
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 10.12.2 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). Similar entries are available at 87463, 91385, 91659 and 93261.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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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-2016-7594 (🔍)
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 13:37Updated: 10/08/2022 01:16
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:37 (57), 07/06/2019 18:23 (26), 10/08/2022 01:16 (4)
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