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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component curl. The manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8615. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component curl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar.
The bug was discovered 09/14/2016. The weakness was presented 12/13/2016 with Cure53 as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8615 since 10/12/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1211. The advisory points out:
Multiple issues existed in curl. These issues were addressed by updating to curl version 7.51.0.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 51 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94572 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : curl (SUSE-SU-2016:2714-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157987 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for curl (ELSA-2019-4652)).
Upgrading to version 10.12.2 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 (94572) and SecurityFocus (BID 94096†). See VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 94572
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : curl (SUSE-SU-2016:2714-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February-2017
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.2
Timeline
09/14/2016 🔍10/12/2016 🔍
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10/07/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207423
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8615 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8615
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94368
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SecurityFocus: 94096 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-8615 Cookie Injection Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037192
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 12/16/2016 14:12Updated: 10/07/2022 20:12
Changes: 12/16/2016 14:12 (66), 07/08/2019 15:12 (21), 10/07/2022 20:04 (4), 10/07/2022 20:12 (12)
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