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VAR-201609-0300


CVE

CVE-2016-4779


TITLE

Apple OS X of Apple Type Services Vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982

DESCRIPTION

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple OS X before 10.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted font file. Apple Mac OS X is prone to multiple security vulnerabilities. Attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code, gain sensitive information, cause denial-of-service conditions, bypass security restrictions, and perform unauthorized actions. This may aid in other attacks. These issues are fixed in: Apple macOS 10.12. Apple Type Service (ATS) is one such font type service

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sources: NVD: CVE-2016-4779 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982 // BID: 93055 // VULHUB: VHN-93598 // VULMON: CVE-2016-4779

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:eqversion:10.11.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac os xscope:lteversion:10.11.6

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vendor:applemodel:mac osscope:eqversion:x10.11.6

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vendor:applemodel:macosscope:neversion:10.12

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sources: BID: 93055 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436 // NVD: CVE-2016-4779

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2016-4779
value: HIGH

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NVD: CVE-2016-4779
value: HIGH

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CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436
value: MEDIUM

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VULHUB: VHN-93598
value: MEDIUM

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VULMON: CVE-2016-4779
value: MEDIUM

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2016-4779
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 6.8
vectorString: AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: MEDIUM
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: PARTIAL
integrityImpact: PARTIAL
availabilityImpact: PARTIAL
exploitabilityScore: 8.6
impactScore: 6.4
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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VULHUB: VHN-93598
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 6.8
vectorString: AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: MEDIUM
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: PARTIAL
integrityImpact: PARTIAL
availabilityImpact: PARTIAL
exploitabilityScore: 8.6
impactScore: 6.4
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2016-4779
baseSeverity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: LOCAL
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
exploitabilityScore: 1.8
impactScore: 5.9
version: 3.0

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-93598 // VULMON: CVE-2016-4779 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436 // NVD: CVE-2016-4779

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:CWE-119

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-93598 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982 // NVD: CVE-2016-4779

THREAT TYPE

remote

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436

TYPE

buffer overflow

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436

CONFIGURATIONS

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            JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982

PATCH
title:Apple security updatesurl:https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
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title:APPLE-SA-2016-09-20 macOS Sierra 10.12url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
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title:HT207170url:https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207170
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title:HT207170url:https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT207170
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title:Apple OS X Apple Type Service Repair measures for memory corruption vulnerabilitiesurl:http://www.cnnvd.org.cn/web/xxk/bdxqById.tag?id=64314
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title:Apple: macOS Sierra 10.12url:https://vulmon.com/vendoradvisory?qidtp=apple_security_advisories&qid=56fe8957a503c1b7b6f00fbd6d759042
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sources:
            
            
            VULMON: CVE-2016-4779 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436

EXTERNAL IDS
db:NVDid:CVE-2016-4779
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db:BIDid:93055
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db:SECTRACKid:1036858
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db:JVNid:JVNVU90950877
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db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2016-004982
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db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201609-436
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db:ZDIid:ZDI-16-608
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db:ZDIid:ZDI-16-609
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db:VULHUBid:VHN-93598
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db:VULMONid:CVE-2016-4779
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-93598 // 
            
            
            
            VULMON: CVE-2016-4779 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 93055 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2016-4779

REFERENCES
url:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055
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url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/sep/msg00006.html
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url:https://support.apple.com/ht207170
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url:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
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url:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2016-4779
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url:http://jvn.jp/vu/jvnvu90950877/index.html
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url:http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnid=cve-2016-4779
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url:https://www.apple.com/
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url:http://www.apple.com/macosx/
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url:http://prod.lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/sep/msg00006.html
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url:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/zdi-16-608/
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url:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/zdi-16-609/
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url:https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
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url:https://nvd.nist.gov
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url:https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/apple-osx-appleefiruntime-cve-2016-4696
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url:https://support.apple.com/kb/ht207170
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sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-93598 // 
            
            
            
            VULMON: CVE-2016-4779 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 93055 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2016-004982 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2016-4779

CREDITS
Qidan He(@flanker_hqd) from KeenLab working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, Shrek_wzw of Qihoo 360 Nirvan Team, Jack Tang (@jacktang310) and Moony Li of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, Meder Kydyraliev Google Security T
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            CNNVD: CNNVD-201609-436

SOURCES
db:VULHUBid:VHN-93598
db:VULMONid:CVE-2016-4779
db:BIDid:93055
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2016-004982
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201609-436
db:NVDid:CVE-2016-4779

LAST UPDATE DATE
2025-04-13T22:25:17.317000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-93598date:2017-07-30T00:00:00
db:VULMONid:CVE-2016-4779date:2017-07-30T00:00:00
db:BIDid:93055date:2016-11-24T01:11:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2016-004982date:2016-09-30T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201609-436date:2016-09-26T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2016-4779date:2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

SOURCES RELEASE DATE
db:VULHUBid:VHN-93598date:2016-09-25T00:00:00
db:VULMONid:CVE-2016-4779date:2016-09-25T00:00:00
db:BIDid:93055date:2016-09-20T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2016-004982date:2016-09-30T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201609-436date:2016-09-26T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2016-4779date:2016-09-25T11:00:11.363