Apple iOS up to 10 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4730. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS up to 10 (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/20/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich with Apple as HT207143 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4730 since 05/11/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/20/2022). 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 93721 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 10.0 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370144 (Apple Safari 10 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-2)).

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 (93721) and SecurityFocus (BID 93057†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-91604, VDB-91602, VDB-91603 and VDB-91605. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93721
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 871153
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities September16 (Mac OS X)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207143
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4730 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4730
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92026
SecurityFocus: 93057 - Apple iOS/tvOS/Safari Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036854

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

Created: 09/26/2016 10:51
Updated: 09/20/2022 14:34
Changes: 09/26/2016 10:51 (70), 04/25/2019 14:45 (13), 09/20/2022 14:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:775:103

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