Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.2 OSA Scripts untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.2. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OSA Scripts. Executing a manipulation can lead to untrusted search path. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-1729. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component OSA Scripts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in OSA Scripts in Apple OS X before 10.11.3 allows attackers to load arbitrary script libraries via a quarantined application.

The weakness was presented 01/19/2016 by Liang Chen with Zero Day Initiative as HT205731 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1729 since 01/13/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An issue existed when searching for scripting libraries. This issue was addressed through improved search order and quarantine checks.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88047 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.3 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124584 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.3 and Security Update 2016-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-01-19-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.11.3 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 Tenable (88047), SecurityFocus (BID 81274†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56000†). See VDB-79234, VDB-80331, VDB-80332 and VDB-80333 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Nessus ID: 88047
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205731
Researcher: Liang Chen
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80338
SecurityFocus: 81274 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-01-19-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034736
Vulnerability Center: 56000 - Apple Mac OS X 10.11-10.11.2 Remote File System Write of OSA Script Libraries, Medium

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

Created: 01/21/2016 09:24
Updated: 07/03/2022 18:02
Changes: 01/21/2016 09:24 (74), 07/02/2018 09:17 (16), 07/03/2022 18:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:069:103

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