PT-2016-2039 · Apple · Os X

Ben Murphy · Published 2016-05-19 · Updated 2016-12-02 · CVE-2016-1826

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.5

Description The issue is caused by an integer overflow in the dtrace implementation in the kernel. This can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted application, allowing them to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.5, update to version 10.11.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the dtrace framework until a patch is available.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01390

CVE-2016-1826

ZDI-16-344

Affected Products

Os X

References · 9

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-344 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1826 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01390 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT206567 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1826 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90696 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035895 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-344 · Note