Apple macOS up to 10.11 DiskArbitration access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.11. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DiskArbitration. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4716. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component DiskArbitration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

diskutil in DiskArbitration in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 09/20/2016 by Shrek_wzw with Zero Day Initiative as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4716 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An access issue existed in diskutil. This issue was addressed through improved permissions checking.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93685 (macOS < 10.12 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 c.

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 (93685) and SecurityFocus (BID 93055†). The entries VDB-89145, VDB-91991, VDB-92000 and VDB-92001 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 93685
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64377
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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09/20/2016 +132 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207170
Researcher: Shrek_wzw
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92074
SecurityFocus: 93055 - Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036858

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

Created: 09/26/2016 11:33
Updated: 09/20/2022 19:49
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:33 (70), 04/25/2019 18:08 (14), 09/20/2022 19:49 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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