Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 apache_mod_php integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component apache_mod_php. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-10159. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component apache_mod_php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2017 as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10159 since 01/24/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues existed in PHP before 5.6.30. These were addressed by updating PHP to version 5.6.30.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97052 (Debian DLA-818-1 : php5 security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97052) and SecurityFocus (BID 95774†). The entries VDB-67396, VDB-67398, VDB-67420 and VDB-67724 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 97052
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-818-1 : php5 security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703783
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3783-1 (php5 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207615
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CVE: CVE-2016-10159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98607

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SecurityFocus: 95774 - PHP CVE-2016-10159 Integer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10159 - PHP - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037659

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:03
Updated: 05/14/2026 18:11
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:03 (80), 09/14/2020 12:37 (6), 11/15/2022 16:00 (6), 05/14/2026 18:11 (15)
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