Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 IOAcceleratorFamily Memory information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Memory). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-7624. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOAcceleratorFamily" component. It allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was shared 12/13/2016 by daybreaker@Minionz with Zero Day Initiative as HT207423 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7624 since 09/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A shared memory issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95917 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370262 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.2 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-12-13-1)).
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 (95917) and SecurityFocus (BID 94903†). The entries VDB-87463, VDB-91385, VDB-91659 and VDB-93261 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2
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Name: MemoryClass: Information disclosure / Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 95917
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 59236
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
09/09/2016 🔍12/13/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207423
Researcher: daybreaker@Minionz
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94389
SecurityFocus: 94903 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2016-12-13-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037469
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 12/14/2016 13:45Updated: 09/21/2024 01:54
Changes: 12/14/2016 13:45 (71), 07/06/2019 22:00 (14), 10/08/2022 06:29 (2), 09/21/2024 01:54 (16)
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