Apple tvOS up to 9.x IOAcceleratorFamily Memory memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple tvOS up to 9.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption (Memory). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-4725. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 9.x (Digital Media Player) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Memory). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:
IOAcceleratorFamily in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
The weakness was presented 09/20/2016 by YoungJin Yoon as HT207142 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4725 since 05/11/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93776 (Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.
Upgrading to version 10 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 (93776) and SecurityFocus (BID 93054†). See VDB-91603, VDB-91618, VDB-91993 and VDB-91997 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Name: MemoryClass: Memory corruption / Memory
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 93776
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64377
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: tvOS 10
Timeline
05/11/2016 🔍09/20/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207142
Researcher: YoungJin Yoon
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92128
SecurityFocus: 93054 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036858
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Entry
Created: 09/26/2016 12:05Updated: 09/21/2022 09:21
Changes: 09/26/2016 12:05 (70), 04/26/2019 09:48 (13), 09/21/2022 09:21 (4)
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