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Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.1.3 WebKit Memory Corruption RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 93593

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Apple Safari installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 9.1.3. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in WebKit due to a memory corruption issue. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a malicious website, to cause a denial of service condition or execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Safari version 9.1.3 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207131

http://www.nessus.org/u?dade65f4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93593

File Name: macosx_Safari9_1_3.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/19/2016

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4657

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, MacOSX/Safari/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/14/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (WebKit not_number defineProperties UAF)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4657

BID: 92653

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2016-09-01-1