Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows WebKit State memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption (State). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-7648. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iCloud up to 6.0 on Windows (Cloud Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (State). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2016 as HT207424 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7648. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100675 (GLSA-201706-15 : WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 (100675) and SecurityFocus (BID 94907†). See VDB-94199, VDB-94200, VDB-94201 and VDB-94202 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: State
Class: Memory corruption / State
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100675
Nessus Name: GLSA-201706-15 : WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
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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: iCloud 6.1

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12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
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12/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +68 days 🔍
10/07/2022 +2055 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207424
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94333
SecurityFocus: 94907
SecurityTracker: 1037459

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2016 13:31
Updated: 10/07/2022 14:47
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:31 (47), 04/28/2019 19:22 (19), 10/07/2022 14:38 (4), 10/07/2022 14:42 (11), 10/07/2022 14:47 (1)
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