Apple iOS up to 10 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 10. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-4766. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code 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 presented 09/20/2016 with Apple as HT207143 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4766 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 09/20/2022). 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 94914 (Apple iTunes < 12.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows 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 (94914) and SecurityFocus (BID 93067†). See VDB-91604, VDB-91602, VDB-91603 and VDB-91605 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 94914
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 871153
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities September16 (Mac OS X)
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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
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4766 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4766
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92033
SecurityFocus: 93067 - Apple iTunes/tvOS/Safari/iOS 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 14:57
Changes: 09/26/2016 10:51 (70), 04/25/2019 15:41 (12), 09/20/2022 14:57 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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