Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 curl out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component curl. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8617. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component curl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The base64 encode function in curl before version 7.51.0 is prone to a buffer being under allocated in 32bit systems if it receives at least 1Gb as input via `CURLOPT_USERNAME`.

The bug was discovered 09/14/2016. The weakness was published 12/13/2016 with Cure53 as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8617 since 10/12/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. 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 94097†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.2

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09/14/2016 🔍
10/12/2016 +28 days 🔍
11/02/2016 +21 days 🔍
11/04/2016 +2 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +39 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/16/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/31/2018 +591 days 🔍
10/07/2022 +1529 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207423
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94370

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SecurityFocus: 94097 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-8617 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037192

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2016 14:12
Updated: 10/07/2022 20:42
Changes: 12/16/2016 14:12 (73), 07/08/2019 14:55 (14), 10/07/2022 20:34 (3), 10/07/2022 20:42 (12)
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