Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 Wi-Fi input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been 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 Wi-Fi. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0801. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/21/2016 as HT206167 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0801 since 12/15/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A frame validation and memory corruption issue existed for a given ethertype. This issue was addressed through additional ethertype validation and improved memory handling.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105133 (Fedora 26 : linux-firmware (2017-a253644369)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176821 (Debian Security Update for firmware-nonfree (DLA 1573-1)).

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 Exploit-DB (39801), Tenable (105133) and SecurityFocus (BID 97367†). See VDB-80765, VDB-80766, VDB-80767 and VDB-80769 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 105133
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : linux-firmware (2017-a253644369)
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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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12/15/2015 🔍
02/05/2016 +52 days 🔍
03/21/2016 +44 days 🔍
03/21/2016 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2016 +2 days 🔍
12/10/2017 +627 days 🔍
06/08/2024 +2371 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206167
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81483
SecurityFocus: 97367
SecurityTracker: 1035353

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

Created: 03/23/2016 12:12
Updated: 06/08/2024 03:00
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:12 (52), 09/09/2018 11:29 (30), 07/11/2022 10:11 (5), 06/08/2024 03:00 (15)
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