Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 AppleRAID memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AppleRAID. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-1732. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component AppleRAID. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

AppleRAID in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 03/21/2016 with Qihoo 360 as HT206167 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1732. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This 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-57516†). The entries VDB-68484, VDB-68973, VDB-73556 and VDB-80199 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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-2016-1732 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1732
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81429
SecurityFocus: 71820
SecurityTracker: 1035363
Vulnerability Center: 57516 - Apple OS X 10.11 through 10.11.3 Local Information Disclosure in AppleRAID, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2016 12:30
Updated: 07/11/2022 06:32
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:30 (76), 02/02/2019 10:56 (10), 07/11/2022 06:32 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:19C:103

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