Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-1801 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, mac OS X and Tvos
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
The CFNetwork Proxies subsystem in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, and tvOS before 9.2.1 mishandles URLs in http and https requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Subverting Environment Variable Values The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
- Footprinting An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
- Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible) An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
- Browser Fingerprinting An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
- Session Credential Falsification through Prediction This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_10_11_5.NASL description The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is 10.11.x prior to 10.11.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - AMD - apache_mod_php - AppleGraphicsControl - AppleGraphicsPowerManagement - Assistant - ATS - Audio - Captive - CFNetwork - CommonCrypto - CoreCapture - CoreStorage - Crash - Disk - Disk - Driver - Drivers - Drivers - Graphics - Graphics - Graphics - ImageIO - Images - Intel - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOAudioFamily - IOFireWireFamily - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - libc - libxml2 - libxslt - Lock - MapKit - Messages - Multi-Touch - Network - NVIDIA - OpenGL - Proxies - QuickTime - Reporter - SceneKit - Screen - Tcl - Utility Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 91228 published 2016-05-19 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91228 title Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(91228); script_version("1.10"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/19"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2016-1792", "CVE-2016-1793", "CVE-2016-1794", "CVE-2016-1795", "CVE-2016-1796", "CVE-2016-1797", "CVE-2016-1798", "CVE-2016-1799", "CVE-2016-1801", "CVE-2016-1802", "CVE-2016-1803", "CVE-2016-1804", "CVE-2016-1805", "CVE-2016-1806", "CVE-2016-1807", "CVE-2016-1808", "CVE-2016-1809", "CVE-2016-1810", "CVE-2016-1811", "CVE-2016-1812", "CVE-2016-1813", "CVE-2016-1814", "CVE-2016-1815", "CVE-2016-1816", "CVE-2016-1817", "CVE-2016-1818", "CVE-2016-1819", "CVE-2016-1820", "CVE-2016-1821", "CVE-2016-1822", "CVE-2016-1823", "CVE-2016-1824", "CVE-2016-1825", "CVE-2016-1826", "CVE-2016-1827", "CVE-2016-1828", "CVE-2016-1829", "CVE-2016-1830", "CVE-2016-1831", "CVE-2016-1832", "CVE-2016-1833", "CVE-2016-1834", "CVE-2016-1835", "CVE-2016-1836", "CVE-2016-1837", "CVE-2016-1838", "CVE-2016-1839", "CVE-2016-1840", "CVE-2016-1842", "CVE-2016-1843", "CVE-2016-1844", "CVE-2016-1846", "CVE-2016-1848", "CVE-2016-1850", "CVE-2016-1851", "CVE-2016-1853", "CVE-2016-1861", "CVE-2016-3141", "CVE-2016-3142", "CVE-2016-4070", "CVE-2016-4071", "CVE-2016-4072", "CVE-2016-4073", "CVE-2016-4650" ); script_bugtraq_id( 84271, 84306, 85800, 85801, 85991, 85993, 90692, 90694, 90696, 90697, 90698, 90801, 91353, 92034 ); script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-4"); script_name(english:"Mac OS X 10.11.x < 10.11.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Mac OS X."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is 10.11.x prior to 10.11.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - AMD - apache_mod_php - AppleGraphicsControl - AppleGraphicsPowerManagement - Assistant - ATS - Audio - Captive - CFNetwork - CommonCrypto - CoreCapture - CoreStorage - Crash - Disk - Disk - Driver - Drivers - Drivers - Graphics - Graphics - Graphics - ImageIO - Images - Intel - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOAudioFamily - IOFireWireFamily - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - libc - libxml2 - libxslt - Lock - MapKit - Messages - Multi-Touch - Network - NVIDIA - OpenGL - Proxies - QuickTime - Reporter - SceneKit - Screen - Tcl - Utility Note that successful exploitation of the most serious issues can result in arbitrary code execution."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206567"); # http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?46de3fda"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.11.5 or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-4650"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/05/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/05/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/05/19"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl"); script_require_ports("Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/OS"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version"); if (!os) { os = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/OS"); if ("Mac OS X" >!< os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X"); c = get_kb_item("Host/OS/Confidence"); if (c <= 70) exit(1, "Cannot determine the host's OS with sufficient confidence."); } if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X"); match = eregmatch(pattern:"Mac OS X ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+)", string:os); if (isnull(match)) exit(1, "Failed to parse the Mac OS X version ('" + os + "')."); version = match[1]; if ( version !~ "^10\.11([^0-9]|$)" ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X 10.11 or later", "Mac OS X "+version); fix = "10.11.5"; if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) == -1) { items = make_array("Installed version", version, "Fixed version", fix ); order = make_list("Installed version", "Fixed version"); report = report_items_str(report_items:items, ordered_fields:order); security_report_v4(port:0, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "Mac OS X", version);NASL family Misc. NASL id APPLETV_9_2_1.NASL description According to its banner, the version of the remote Apple TV device is prior to 9.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - CFNetwork Proxies - CommonCrypto - CoreCapture - Disk Images - ImageIO - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - libc - libxml2 - libxslt - OpenGL - WebKit - WebKit Canvas Note that only 4th generation models are affected by the vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 91311 published 2016-05-24 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/91311 title Apple TV < 9.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(91311); script_version("1.9"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/14"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2016-1801", "CVE-2016-1802", "CVE-2016-1803", "CVE-2016-1807", "CVE-2016-1808", "CVE-2016-1811", "CVE-2016-1813", "CVE-2016-1814", "CVE-2016-1817", "CVE-2016-1818", "CVE-2016-1819", "CVE-2016-1823", "CVE-2016-1824", "CVE-2016-1827", "CVE-2016-1828", "CVE-2016-1829", "CVE-2016-1830", "CVE-2016-1832", "CVE-2016-1833", "CVE-2016-1834", "CVE-2016-1836", "CVE-2016-1837", "CVE-2016-1838", "CVE-2016-1839", "CVE-2016-1840", "CVE-2016-1841", "CVE-2016-1847", "CVE-2016-1854", "CVE-2016-1855", "CVE-2016-1856", "CVE-2016-1857", "CVE-2016-1858", "CVE-2016-1859", "CVE-2016-4650" ); script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2016-05-16-1"); script_name(english:"Apple TV < 9.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks the build number."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote device is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "According to its banner, the version of the remote Apple TV device is prior to 9.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in the following components : - CFNetwork Proxies - CommonCrypto - CoreCapture - Disk Images - ImageIO - IOAcceleratorFamily - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - libc - libxml2 - libxslt - OpenGL - WebKit - WebKit Canvas Note that only 4th generation models are affected by the vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206564"); # https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?618f77f3"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Apple TV version 9.2.1 or later. Note that this update is only available for 4th generation models."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-4650"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/05/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/05/16"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/05/24"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:apple_tv"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Misc."); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("appletv_version.nasl"); script_require_keys("AppleTV/Version", "AppleTV/Model", "AppleTV/URL", "AppleTV/Port"); script_require_ports("Services/www", 7000); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("appletv_func.inc"); url = get_kb_item('AppleTV/URL'); if (empty_or_null(url)) exit(0, 'Cannot determine Apple TV URL.'); port = get_kb_item('AppleTV/Port'); if (empty_or_null(port)) exit(0, 'Cannot determine Apple TV port.'); build = get_kb_item('AppleTV/Version'); if (empty_or_null(build)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_DEVICE_VER, 'Apple TV'); model = get_kb_item('AppleTV/Model'); if (empty_or_null(model)) exit(0, 'Cannot determine Apple TV model.'); fixed_build = "13Y772"; tvos_ver = '9.2.1'; # determine gen from the model gen = APPLETV_MODEL_GEN[model]; appletv_check_version( build : build, fix : fixed_build, affected_gen : 4, fix_tvos_ver : tvos_ver, model : model, gen : gen, port : port, url : url, severity : SECURITY_HOLE );
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90697
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
- https://support.apple.com/HT206564
- https://support.apple.com/HT206567
- https://support.apple.com/HT206568
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877625