Apple tvOS up to 10.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple tvOS up to 10.0. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-4666. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.0 (Digital Media Player). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/24/2016 with Apple as HT207270 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4666 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

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 196662 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3166-1)).

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 93851†). The entries VDB-90946, VDB-91994, VDB-92067 and VDB-93042 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 94337
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800486
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Code Execution And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities Feb17
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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
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93084
SecurityFocus: 93851 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037087

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2016 11:22
Updated: 09/28/2022 13:45
Changes: 10/25/2016 11:22 (59), 05/18/2019 06:32 (23), 09/28/2022 13:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:4E5:103

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