Apple macOS 10.12.0 ImageIO SGI Image Memory out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS 10.12.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation as part of SGI Image results in out-of-bounds (Memory). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-4682. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 10.12.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. The manipulation as part of a SGI Image leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability (Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/24/2016 by Ke Liu (Shrek_wzw) with Recurity Labs as HT207275 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4682 since 05/11/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read issue existed in the SGI image parsing. This issue was addressed through improved bounds 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370175 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.1, El Capitan 2016-002 and Yosemite 2016-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-10-24-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.12.1 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 93852†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-89145, VDB-91991, VDB-92000 and VDB-92001. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Memory
Class: Out-of-bounds / Memory
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93685
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-04 February-2017
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.1

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05/11/2016 🔍
09/23/2016 +135 days 🔍
10/24/2016 +31 days 🔍
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10/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +118 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207275
Researcher: Ke Liu (Shrek_wzw)
Organization: Recurity Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4682 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93066
SecurityFocus: 93852 - Apple macOS Prior to 10.12.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037086

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

Created: 10/25/2016 09:10
Updated: 09/28/2022 11:50
Changes: 10/25/2016 09:10 (74), 05/17/2019 16:48 (14), 09/28/2022 11:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:C9C:103

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