VDB-98603 · CVE-2016-5387 · HT207615

Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 Apache access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component Apache. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-5387. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Apache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2016. The weakness was presented 03/27/2017 as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5387 since 06/10/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues existed in Apache before 2.4.25. These were addressed by updating LibreSSL to version 2.4.25.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93118 (RHEL 7 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2016:1648) (httpoxy)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370348 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.4, El Capitan 2017-001 and Yosemite 2017-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 39737.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93118) and SecurityFocus (BID 91816†). See VDB-68431, VDB-89667, VDB-89669 and VDB-89771 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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macOS

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93118
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : JBoss Web Server (RHSA-2016:1648) (httpoxy)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-725
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4

Snort ID: 39737
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP HttpOxy CGI application vulnerability potential man-in-the-middle attempt
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2016 🔍
07/18/2016 +38 days 🔍
07/18/2016 +0 days 🔍
07/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/26/2016 +38 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +213 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/15/2022 +2058 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207615
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5387 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5387
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98603

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SecurityFocus: 91816 - Apache HTTP Server CVE-2016-5387 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5387 - Apache - HTTP Server - httpoxy Issue
SecurityTracker: 1036330

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:01
Updated: 11/15/2022 15:36
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:01 (69), 08/20/2020 16:21 (19), 11/15/2022 15:30 (5), 11/15/2022 15:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:412:103

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