Apple macOS up to 10.11 apache_mod_php out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component apache_mod_php. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-6294. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component apache_mod_php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2016 as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6294 since 07/24/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in PHP were addressed by updating PHP to version 5.6.24.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92699 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : php5, php7.0 vulnerabilities (USN-3045-1) (httpoxy)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175796 (Debian Security Update for php5 (DSA 3631-1) (HTTPoxy)).

Upgrading to version 10.12 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 (92699) and SecurityFocus (BID 92115†). See VDB-90200, VDB-90201, VDB-90203 and VDB-90206 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92699
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : php5, php7.0 vulnerabilities (USN-3045-1) (httpoxy)
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OpenVAS ID: 703631
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3631-1 (php5 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12
Patch: aa82e99ed8003c01f1ef4f0940e56b85c5b032d4

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07/03/2016 🔍
07/24/2016 +21 days 🔍
07/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/03/2016 +9 days 🔍
09/20/2016 +48 days 🔍
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09/26/2016 +6 days 🔍
09/20/2022 +2185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207170
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6294 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92053

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SecurityFocus: 92115 - PHP CVE-2016-6294 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036430

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2016 11:31
Updated: 09/20/2022 17:12
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:31 (71), 04/25/2019 16:33 (12), 09/20/2022 17:12 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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