Apple iOS up to 9.3.1 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-1828. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. 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 disclosed 05/16/2016 by Kostya Serebryany (Basti) with Nanyang Technological University as HT206568 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1828 since 01/13/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. 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 shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91228 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.5 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 122912 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4)).

Upgrading to version 9.3.2 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 (44239), Tenable (91228) and SecurityFocus (BID 90691†). The entries VDB-81450, VDB-81497, VDB-87425 and VDB-87434 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 91228
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206568
Researcher: Kostya Serebryany (Basti)
Organization: Nanyang Technological University
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87507
SecurityFocus: 90691 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035890

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2016 12:18
Updated: 11/06/2024 16:41
Changes: 05/18/2016 12:18 (78), 12/01/2018 23:52 (10), 08/21/2022 09:14 (5), 11/06/2024 16:41 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:FDD:103

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