Apple tvOS up to 10.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4743. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.0 (Digital Media Player). This affects some unknown processing 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 published 12/13/2016 as HT207425 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4743. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95824 (Apple iTunes < 12.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370265 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT207427)).

Upgrading to version 10.1 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 (95824) and SecurityFocus (BID 94907†). Similar entries are available at VDB-94143, VDB-94199, VDB-94200 and VDB-94201. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 95824
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities Feb17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 10.1

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05/11/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +216 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +68 days 🔍
10/07/2022 +2055 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207425
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-4743 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4743
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94275
SecurityFocus: 94907
SecurityTracker: 1037459

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2016 12:19
Updated: 10/07/2022 08:18
Changes: 12/14/2016 12:19 (45), 04/19/2017 10:32 (19), 10/07/2022 08:11 (4), 10/07/2022 08:16 (10), 10/07/2022 08:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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