Apple iOS up to 10 Kernel out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 10. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-4774. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 10 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2016 by YoungJin Yoon as HT207143 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4774 since 05/11/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple out-of-bounds read issues existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. These were addressed through improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93776 (Apple TV < 10 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 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 (93776) and SecurityFocus (BID 93054†). The entries VDB-91604, VDB-91602, VDB-91603 and VDB-91605 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93776
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/20/2016 +132 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207143
Researcher: YoungJin Yoon
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4774 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4774
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92007
SecurityFocus: 93054 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036858

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

Created: 09/26/2016 10:57
Updated: 09/20/2022 13:35
Changes: 09/26/2016 10:57 (56), 04/25/2019 12:47 (24), 09/20/2022 13:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:E49:103

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