Apple tvOS up to 9.2.1 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple tvOS up to 9.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-1864. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 9.2.1 (Digital Media Player). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The XSS auditor in WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1, does not properly handle redirects in block mode, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted URL.

The weakness was presented 07/18/2016 by Takeshi Terada with Trend Micro as HT206905 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1864 since 01/13/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92496 (Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.6 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 370095 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1)).

Upgrading to version 9.2.2 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 (92496) and SecurityFocus (BID 91358†). See VDB-81414, VDB-81421, VDB-81422 and VDB-81423 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 92496
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802235
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar16 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 9.2.2

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07/21/2016 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206905
Researcher: Takeshi Terada
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89818
SecurityFocus: 91358 - WebKit CVE-2016-1864 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036344

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2016 19:45
Updated: 09/30/2024 04:15
Changes: 07/19/2016 19:45 (58), 03/03/2019 15:57 (25), 09/06/2022 14:21 (4), 09/30/2024 04:15 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:AB1:103

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