Apple macOS up to 10.11 CFNetwork data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component CFNetwork. Performing a manipulation results in data processing. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-4707. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component CFNetwork. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-19. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles Local Storage deletion, which allows local users to discover the visited web sites of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2016 by Martin Vigo (Cererdlong) with Zero Day Initiative as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4707 since 05/11/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in Local Storage deletion. This issue was addressed through improved Local Storage cleanup.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96406 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (USN-3166-1)), 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 196662 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3166-1)).

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 (96406) and SecurityFocus (BID 93056†). The entries VDB-90946, VDB-91604, VDB-91602 and VDB-91605 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 96406
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (USN-3166-1)
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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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Upgrade: macOS 10.12

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05/11/2016 🔍
09/20/2016 +132 days 🔍
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09/25/2016 +5 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2017 +107 days 🔍
09/20/2022 +2078 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207170
Researcher: Martin Vigo (Cererdlong)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4707 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4707
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92067
SecurityFocus: 93056 - Apple iOS and Mac OS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036858

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

Created: 09/26/2016 11:46
Updated: 09/20/2022 18:56
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:46 (60), 04/25/2019 17:27 (27), 09/20/2022 18:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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