Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows WebKit State information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (State). This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7586. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows (Cloud Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (State). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was presented 12/13/2016 by Boris Zbarsky as HT207424 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7586. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
A validation issue was addressed through improved state management.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96676 (Fedora 25 : webkitgtk4 (2017-b015aa1d33)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. 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 6.1 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 (96676) and SecurityFocus (BID 94907†). See VDB-94199, VDB-94200, VDB-94201 and VDB-94202 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Name: StateClass: Information disclosure / State
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 96676
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : webkitgtk4 (2017-b015aa1d33)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities Feb17 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iCloud 6.1
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍12/13/2016 🔍
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12/14/2016 🔍
02/20/2017 🔍
10/07/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207424
Researcher: Boris Zbarsky
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-7586 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7586
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94323
SecurityFocus: 94907
SecurityTracker: 1037459
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Entry
Created: 12/14/2016 13:33Updated: 10/07/2022 12:33
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:33 (48), 04/28/2019 19:21 (19), 10/07/2022 12:18 (4), 10/07/2022 12:25 (11), 10/07/2022 12:33 (1)
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