Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Subsystem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Subsystem. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-1861. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.4 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Subsystem. 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 summary by CVE is:

The NVIDIA Graphics Drivers subsystem in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1846.

The weakness was disclosed 06/19/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1861 since 01/13/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

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.

Upgrading to version 10.11.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39930), Tenable (91228) and SecurityFocus (BID 84271†). The entries VDB-81367, VDB-87425, VDB-87434 and VDB-87435 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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: 881901
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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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 🔍
05/19/2016 +3 days 🔍
06/19/2016 +31 days 🔍
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06/20/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2025 +3141 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88077
SecurityFocus: 84271

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

Created: 06/20/2016 09:08
Updated: 01/25/2025 22:03
Changes: 06/20/2016 09:08 (70), 01/31/2019 13:27 (7), 01/25/2025 22:03 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:3BE:103

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