Apple Safari up to 9.1.1 WebKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 9.1.1. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-4592. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Safari up to 9.1.1 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 07/18/2016 by Mikhail with Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions as HT206900 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4592 since 05/11/2016. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory consumption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92358 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.1.2 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370111 (Apple Safari 9.1.2 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-5)).

Upgrading to version 9.1.2 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 Tenable (92358) and SecurityFocus (BID 91830†). The entries VDB-89671, VDB-89672, VDB-89673 and VDB-89674 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: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 92358
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities December16 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 9.1.2

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05/11/2016 🔍
07/18/2016 +68 days 🔍
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07/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
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09/05/2022 +2237 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206900
Researcher: Mikhail
Organization: Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4592 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4592
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89677
SecurityFocus: 91830 - Apple iOS/tvOS/Safari Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036343

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Created: 07/19/2016 16:25
Updated: 09/05/2022 11:40
Changes: 07/19/2016 16:25 (58), 03/03/2019 08:54 (26), 09/05/2022 11:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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