Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 IOKit Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IOKit. This manipulation causes information disclosure (Kernel Memory). The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7714. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component IOKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Kernel Memory). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "IOKit" component. It allows local users to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2017. The weakness was shared 02/20/2017 as HT207422 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7714 since 09/09/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

Upgrading to version 10.12.2 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 (95917) and SecurityFocus (BID 85054†). The entries VDB-81410, VDB-81411, VDB-81412 and VDB-81413 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Kernel Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Kernel 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: 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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03/21/2016 🔍
09/09/2016 +172 days 🔍
12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
12/16/2016 +3 days 🔍
01/25/2017 +40 days 🔍
02/19/2017 +25 days 🔍
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08/16/2020 +1273 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207422
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97159
SecurityFocus: 85054 - Apple Mac OS X Server APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-7 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7714 - Apple - Multiple Products - Information Disclosure Issue

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

Created: 02/20/2017 15:04
Updated: 08/16/2020 09:32
Changes: 02/20/2017 15:04 (81), 08/16/2020 09:32 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:EB5:103

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