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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component curl. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-8622. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component curl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/14/2016. The weakness was published 12/13/2016 with Cure53 as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8622 since 10/12/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/07/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. 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 $25k-$100k. 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 94105†). Similar entries are available at VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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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-2016-8622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94375

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SecurityFocus: 94105 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2016-8622 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 22:25
Changes: 12/16/2016 14:12 (72), 07/08/2019 14:21 (14), 10/07/2022 22:14 (4), 10/07/2022 22:25 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:CBE:103

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