Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-4653. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Kernel. 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 presented 07/18/2016 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT206902 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4653 since 05/11/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/09/2022). 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 92494 (Apple TV < 9.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

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 (92494) and SecurityFocus (BID 90013†). See VDB-89675, VDB-89684, VDB-89686 and VDB-89687 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 92494
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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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05/11/2016 🔍
07/18/2016 +68 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206902
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4653 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90188
SecurityFocus: 90013

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

Created: 07/19/2016 16:33
Updated: 09/09/2022 08:04
Changes: 07/19/2016 16:33 (60), 03/03/2019 10:04 (21), 09/09/2022 08:04 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:743:103

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