Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 kext tools memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component kext tools. 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 Zero Day Initiative as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7629 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.

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). The entries 87463, 91385, 91659 and 93261 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207423
Researcher: daybreaker@Minionz
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7629 (🔍)
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 01:37 PM
Updated: 10/08/2022 08:09 AM
Changes: 12/14/2016 01:37 PM (71), 07/06/2019 08:17 PM (12), 10/08/2022 08:09 AM (4)
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