Apple macOS up to 10.11 apache_mod_php memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.11. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component apache_mod_php. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6296. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component apache_mod_php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/20/2016 as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-6296 since 07/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k 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 issues in PHP were addressed by updating PHP to version 5.6.24.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93293 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : php5 (SUSE-SU-2016:2080-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 (93293) and SecurityFocus (BID 92095†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90200, VDB-90201, VDB-90203 and VDB-90206. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93293
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : php5 (SUSE-SU-2016:2080-1)
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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: e6c48213c22ed50b2b987b479fcc1ac709394caa

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07/19/2016 🔍
07/24/2016 +5 days 🔍
07/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/02/2016 +39 days 🔍
09/20/2016 +18 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-2016-6296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92055

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SecurityFocus: 92095 - PHP '/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/simplestring.c' Heap Buffer Overflow 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 17:27
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:31 (71), 04/25/2019 16:13 (12), 09/20/2022 17:27 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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