Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 AppleRAID App input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AppleRAID. Such manipulation leads to input validation (App). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1733. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component AppleRAID. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (App). 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

AppleRAID in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

The weakness was presented 03/21/2016 with Qihoo 360 as HT206167 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1733 since 01/13/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90096 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.4 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 124842 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5)).

Upgrading to version 10.11.4 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 (90096), SecurityFocus (BID 71820†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57514†). See VDB-68484, VDB-68973, VDB-73556 and VDB-80199 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: App
Class: Input validation / App
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 90096
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 March-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206167
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1733 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1733
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81428
SecurityFocus: 71820
SecurityTracker: 1035363
Vulnerability Center: 57514 - Apple OS X 10.11 through 10.11.3 Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Application, Critical

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

Created: 03/23/2016 12:10
Updated: 07/10/2022 18:03
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:10 (77), 02/02/2019 10:56 (11), 07/10/2022 18:03 (4)
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