Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4589. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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 code block of the component WebKit. 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 disclosed 07/18/2016 by Bo Qu (Mikhail) with Palo Alto Networks as HT206902 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4589 since 05/11/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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 93511 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (USN-3079-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196576 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3079-1)).

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 (93511) 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: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93511
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (USN-3079-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 864497
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for webkit2gtk USN-3079-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.3

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05/11/2016 🔍
07/18/2016 +68 days 🔍
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07/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/21/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/15/2016 +56 days 🔍
09/05/2022 +2181 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206902
Researcher: Bo Qu (Mikhail)
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89717
SecurityFocus: 91830 - Apple iOS/tvOS/Safari Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036343

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

Created: 07/19/2016 16:33
Updated: 09/05/2022 14:58
Changes: 07/19/2016 16:33 (71), 03/03/2019 10:46 (14), 09/05/2022 14:58 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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