Apple tvOS up to 9.x Kernel resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple tvOS up to 9.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4772. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 9.x (Digital Media Player). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unintended lock) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 09/20/2016 by Marc Heuse as HT207142 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4772 since 05/11/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A lock handling issue was addressed through improved lock handling.

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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-91603, VDB-91618, VDB-91993 and VDB-91997. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 10

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09/20/2016 +132 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207142
Researcher: Marc Heuse
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92130
SecurityFocus: 93054 - Apple iOS/tvOS/MacOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036858

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2016 12:05
Updated: 09/21/2022 09:25
Changes: 09/26/2016 12:05 (57), 04/26/2019 09:52 (24), 09/21/2022 09:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:044:103

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