Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 apache_mod_php memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component apache_mod_php. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-3141. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component apache_mod_php. 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.

The weakness was presented 05/16/2016 as HT206567 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3141 since 03/13/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/19/2022). The advisory points out:

Multiple vulnerabilities existed in PHP versions prior to 5.5.34. These were addressed by updating PHP to version 5.5.34.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90007 (PHP 5.5.x < 5.5.33 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168777 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1145-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.11.5 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 (90007), SecurityFocus (BID 84271†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57870†). See VDB-79538, VDB-81367, VDB-81368 and VDB-81387 for similar entries. 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: 90007
Nessus Name: PHP 5.5.x < 5.5.33 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.5
Patch: b1bd4119bcafab6f9a8f84d92cd65eec3afeface

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03/13/2016 +11 days 🔍
03/17/2016 +4 days 🔍
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03/31/2016 +13 days 🔍
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206567
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CVE: CVE-2016-3141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87428
SecurityFocus: 84271 - PHP 'ext/wddx/wddx.c' Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035255
Vulnerability Center: 57870 - PHP 5.5 - 5.5.32, 5.6 - 5.6.18 Remote DoS or Other Code Execution in WDDX Extension, High

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

Created: 05/18/2016 11:55
Updated: 08/19/2022 15:43
Changes: 05/18/2016 11:55 (76), 02/03/2019 10:37 (12), 08/19/2022 15:43 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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