Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows WebKit State memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption (State). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-7640. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows (Cloud Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (State). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2016 as HT207424 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7640. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved state management.

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.

See VDB-94200, VDB-94201, VDB-94202 and VDB-94204 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: State
Class: Memory corruption / State
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iCloud 6.1

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09/09/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
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12/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/07/2022 +2123 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207424
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94328
SecurityFocus: 94907
SecurityTracker: 1037459

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2016 13:31
Updated: 10/07/2022 13:56
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:31 (46), 04/28/2019 19:21 (4), 10/07/2022 13:49 (4), 10/07/2022 13:56 (18)
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