Apple Xcode up to 8.0 Node.js double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Xcode up to 8.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file Node.js. The manipulation leads to double free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0705. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Xcode up to 8.0 (Programming Tool Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file Node.js. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 10/27/2016 by Adam Langley as HT207268 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0705 since 12/16/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/28/2022). The advisory points out:

Multiple issues existed in Node.js in Xcode Server. These issues were addressed by updating to Node.js version 4.5.0.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89892 (Fedora 22 : openssl-1.0.1k-14.fc22 (2016-e6807b3394)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371180 (IBM Java SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities (Oracle July 17 2018 CPU (1.6.0_201, 1.7.0_191, 1.8.0_181))).

Upgrading to version 8.1 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 (89892) and SecurityFocus (BID 83754†). The entries VDB-81142, VDB-82682, VDB-83122 and VDB-87879 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 89892
Nessus Name: Fedora 22 : openssl-1.0.1k-14.fc22 (2016-e6807b3394)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-701
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Xcode 8.1
Patch: 6c88c71b4e4825c7bc0489306d062d017634eb88

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12/16/2015 🔍
03/01/2016 +76 days 🔍
03/02/2016 +1 days 🔍
03/14/2016 +11 days 🔍
10/27/2016 +227 days 🔍
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10/28/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2161 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207268
Researcher: Adam Langley
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0705 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93149

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SecurityFocus: 83754 - OpenSSL CVE-2016-0705 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035133

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2016 20:12
Updated: 09/28/2022 17:07
Changes: 10/28/2016 20:12 (69), 05/19/2019 22:18 (14), 09/28/2022 17:07 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:8FF:103

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