Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 IPv6 ICMP Packet input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IPv6 ICMP Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2391. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IPv6 ICMP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IPv6 implementation in the kernel in Apple iOS before 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted ICMPv6 packets.

The weakness was shared 10/22/2013 by Marc Heuse as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2391 since 06/05/2011. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70257 (Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296021 (Oracle Solaris 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Third Party Bulletin - January 2018)).

Upgrading to version 10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87222), Tenable (70257), SecurityFocus (BID 62531†), OSVDB (97438†) and Secunia (SA54886†). The entries VDB-3814, VDB-5610, VDB-8303 and VDB-8559 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 70257
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 6.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9

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06/05/2011 🔍
09/18/2013 +836 days 🔍
09/19/2013 +1 days 🔍
10/01/2013 +12 days 🔍
10/22/2013 +21 days 🔍
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10/23/2013 +1 days 🔍
06/01/2021 +2778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Researcher: Marc Heuse
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2391 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10919
X-Force: 87222 - Apple iOS kernel IPv6 denial of service
SecurityFocus: 62531 - Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Prior to iOS 7 CVE-2011-2391 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 54886
OSVDB: 97438
SecurityTracker: 1029054

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 06/01/2021 06:21
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (73), 04/24/2019 09:44 (2), 06/01/2021 06:21 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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