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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1. This affects an unknown function of the component apache. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5387. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component apache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 07/19/2016. The weakness was published 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5387 since 06/10/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:
Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 2.4.27.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93118 (RHEL 7 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2016:1648) (httpoxy)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370348 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.4, El Capitan 2017-001 and Yosemite 2017-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3)).
Upgrading to version 10.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 39737.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93118) and SecurityFocus (BID 91816†). Similar entries are available at VDB-68431, VDB-89667, VDB-89669 and VDB-89771. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 93118
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2016:1648) (httpoxy)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-725
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1
Snort ID: 39737
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP HttpOxy CGI application vulnerability potential man-in-the-middle attempt
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Timeline
06/10/2016 🔍07/18/2016 🔍
07/18/2016 🔍
07/19/2016 🔍
08/26/2016 🔍
10/31/2017 🔍
10/31/2017 🔍
11/03/2017 🔍
01/21/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208221
Researcher: Scott Geary
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108930
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SecurityFocus: 91816 - Apache HTTP Server CVE-2016-5387 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036330
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 11/03/2017 15:01Updated: 01/21/2021 17:53
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:01 (82), 12/03/2019 08:49 (5), 01/21/2021 17:46 (4), 01/21/2021 17:53 (1)
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