Apple tvOS up to 10.0 libxpc access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.0. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component libxpc. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4675. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.0 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component libxpc. 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.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2016 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT207270 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4675 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A logic issue was addressed through additional restrictions.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94337 (Apple TV < 10.0.1 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. 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 10.0.1 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 (94337) and SecurityFocus (BID 93849†). The entries VDB-93042, VDB-93046, VDB-93047 and VDB-93052 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 94337
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.0.1 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: tvOS 10.0.1

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05/11/2016 🔍
10/24/2016 +166 days 🔍
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10/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2016 +2 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +116 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207270
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93079
SecurityFocus: 93849 - Apple macOS/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037086

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2016 11:22
Updated: 09/28/2022 13:16
Changes: 10/25/2016 11:22 (72), 05/18/2019 06:03 (12), 09/28/2022 13:16 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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