VDB-87487 · CVE-2016-1847 · HT206567

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 OpenGL memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component OpenGL. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-1847. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OpenGL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenGL, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2016 by Bo Qu (Basti) with Palo Alto Networks as HT206567 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1847 since 01/13/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 90691†). The entries VDB-87425, VDB-87434, VDB-87435 and VDB-87436 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Apple

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Mac OS X

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end of life

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Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 91311
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 881901
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.5

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01/13/2016 🔍
05/16/2016 +124 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206567
Researcher: Bo Qu (Basti)
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1847 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87487
SecurityFocus: 90691 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035890

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

Created: 05/18/2016 11:53
Updated: 11/07/2024 05:00
Changes: 05/18/2016 11:53 (70), 12/01/2018 23:47 (13), 08/21/2022 08:16 (3), 11/07/2024 05:00 (16)
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