Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 IOHIDFamily memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component IOHIDFamily. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure (memory). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-1748. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (memory). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IOHIDFamily in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, tvOS before 9.2, and watchOS before 2.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.

The weakness was disclosed 03/21/2016 as HT206167 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1748 since 01/12/2016. 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 T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90309 (Apple TV < 9.2 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 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 (90309) and SecurityFocus (BID 75570†). The entries VDB-77250, VDB-79545, VDB-79546 and VDB-79547 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: memory
Class: Information disclosure / memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 90309
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2 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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03/21/2016 +68 days 🔍
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03/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
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04/01/2016 +8 days 🔍
07/11/2022 +2292 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206167
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81442
SecurityFocus: 75570
SecurityTracker: 1035353

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

Created: 03/23/2016 12:10
Updated: 07/11/2022 08:15
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:10 (53), 09/08/2018 10:10 (28), 07/11/2022 08:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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