Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 IOAcceleratorFamily memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-1818. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. 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, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 05/16/2016 by Juwei Lin (moony li) with TrendMicro as HT206567 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1818 since 01/13/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91311 (Apple TV < 9.2.1 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 122912 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4)).
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 (91311) and SecurityFocus (BID 90694†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-87425, VDB-87434, VDB-87435 and VDB-87436. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 91311
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.5
Timeline
01/13/2016 🔍05/16/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206567
Researcher: Juwei Lin (moony li)
Organization: TrendMicro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87456
SecurityFocus: 90694 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035890
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 05/18/2016 11:52Updated: 11/05/2024 15:21
Changes: 05/18/2016 11:52 (59), 12/01/2018 23:40 (24), 08/19/2022 19:12 (4), 11/05/2024 15:21 (16)
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