Apple macOS up to 10.11 IDS - Connectivity input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.11. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IDS - Connectivity. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-4722. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.11 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component IDS - Connectivity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IDS - Connectivity component in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct Call Relay spoofing attacks and cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2016 by Martin Vigo (Cererdlong) with salesforce.com as HT207170 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4722 since 05/11/2016. 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:

A spoofing issue existed in the handling of Call Relay. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.

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 93056†). The entries VDB-89145, VDB-91604, VDB-91602 and VDB-91605 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207170
Researcher: Martin Vigo (Cererdlong)
Organization: salesforce.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4722 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4722
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92077
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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Created: 09/26/2016 11:34
Updated: 09/20/2022 20:13
Changes: 09/26/2016 11:34 (70), 04/25/2019 18:30 (14), 09/20/2022 20:13 (4)
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