Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 libxml2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component libxml2. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4614. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component libxml2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/18/2016 by Nick Wellnhofer as HT206902 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4614 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/05/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92411 (Apple iTunes < 12.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Peer-To-Peer File Sharing and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370092 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6)).

Upgrading to version 9.3.3 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 (92411) and SecurityFocus (BID 91826†). The entries VDB-89684, VDB-89686, VDB-89687 and VDB-89689 are related to this item. 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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Nessus ID: 92411
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities December-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206902
Researcher: Nick Wellnhofer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4614 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4614
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89699
SecurityFocus: 91826 - Apple iTunes APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036348

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

Created: 07/19/2016 16:33
Updated: 09/05/2022 14:09
Changes: 07/19/2016 16:33 (52), 03/03/2019 09:22 (22), 09/05/2022 14:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:E73:103

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