Apple macOS up to 10.12.0 Core Image JPEG Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.0. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Core Image. Such manipulation as part of JPEG Image leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4681. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Core Image. The manipulation as part of a JPEG Image leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Core Image" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted JPEG file.

The bug was discovered 10/24/2016. The weakness was shared 02/20/2017 by Ke Liu with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4681 since 05/11/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94253 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.1 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.

Upgrading to version 10.12.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94253) and SecurityFocus (BID 94431†). The entries VDB-93050, VDB-93057, VDB-93059 and VDB-93060 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 94253
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-05 February-2017
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.1

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02/20/2017 +118 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Ke Liu
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97124
SecurityFocus: 94431 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4681 - Apple - macOS - Memory Corruption Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 02/20/2017 14:58
Updated: 08/15/2020 22:33
Changes: 02/20/2017 14:58 (77), 08/15/2020 22:33 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:D31:103

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