Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 QuickTime memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component QuickTime. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-1769. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component QuickTime. 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:

QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Photoshop file.

The weakness was released 03/21/2016 by Francis Provencher (Proteas) with Google Project Zero as HT206167 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1769 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 24470.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39635), Tenable (90096), SecurityFocus (BID 85056†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57629†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68484, VDB-68973, VDB-73556 and VDB-81428. 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: 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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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.4
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206167
Researcher: Francis Provencher (Proteas)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81476
SecurityFocus: 85056 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035363
Vulnerability Center: 57629 - Apple OS X 10.11 through 10.11.3 Remote Code Execution or DoS via a Crafted Photoshop Document - CVE-2016-1769, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2016 12:11
Updated: 11/12/2024 00:06
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:11 (77), 02/02/2019 11:19 (20), 07/11/2022 09:48 (3), 11/12/2024 00:06 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:C94:103

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