Apple iOS up to 9.2.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 9.2.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1725. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.2.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. 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. CVE summarizes:

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.2.1 and Safari before 9.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1723 and CVE-2016-1726.

The weakness was presented 01/19/2016 by Joe Vennix with Apple as HT205732 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1725 since 01/13/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/03/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88597 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.0.3 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124582 (Apple Safari 9.0.3 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-01-19-3)).

Upgrading to version 9.2.1 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 (88597) and SecurityFocus (BID 81263†). See VDB-80340, VDB-80341, VDB-80342 and VDB-80343 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 88597
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 12024
OpenVAS Name: Mageia Linux Local Check: mgasa-2016-0116
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.2.1

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01/13/2016 🔍
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01/21/2016 +2 days 🔍
02/01/2016 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205732
Researcher: Joe Vennix
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80348
SecurityFocus: 81263 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034737

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2016 09:35
Updated: 07/03/2022 19:18
Changes: 01/21/2016 09:35 (69), 06/25/2018 09:16 (16), 07/03/2022 19:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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