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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component IDS Connectivity. This manipulation causes 7pk security. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-4721. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IDS Connectivity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "IDS - Connectivity" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof calls via a "switch caller" notification.
The bug was discovered 10/24/2016. The weakness was disclosed 02/20/2017 by Daniel Jalkut with salesforce.com (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4721 since 05/11/2016. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
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 94429†). The entries VDB-93050, VDB-93057, VDB-93059 and VDB-93060 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
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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: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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-03 February-2017
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.1
Timeline
05/11/2016 🔍10/24/2016 🔍
10/24/2016 🔍
10/25/2016 🔍
11/21/2016 🔍
02/20/2017 🔍
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02/20/2017 🔍
08/16/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Daniel Jalkut
Organization: salesforce.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97147
SecurityFocus: 94429 - Apple iOS and Mac OS Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4721 - Apple - Multiple Products - Man-in-the-Middle Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 02/20/2017 15:00Updated: 08/16/2020 06:53
Changes: 02/20/2017 15:00 (77), 08/16/2020 06:53 (4)
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