CVE-2016-4768

Apple Safari HTMLVideoElement Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

WebKit in Apple iOS before 10, tvOS before 10, iTunes before 12.5.1 on Windows, and Safari before 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4759, CVE-2016-4765, CVE-2016-4766, and CVE-2016-4767.

WebKit en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 10, tvOS en versiones anteriores a 10, iTunes en versiones anteriores a 12.5.1 en Windows y Safari en versiones anteriores a 10 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o provocar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un sitio web manipulado, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-4759, CVE-2016-4765, CVE-2016-4766 y CVE-2016-4767.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of HTMLVideoElement objects. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the process.

*Credits: Anonymous

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-05-11 CVE Reserved
2016-09-20 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-10-25 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93067	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036854	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00007.html	2019-03-11
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html	2019-03-11
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html	2019-03-11
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00012.html	2019-03-11
https://support.apple.com/HT207142	2019-03-11
https://support.apple.com/HT207143	2019-03-11
https://support.apple.com/HT207157	2019-03-11
https://support.apple.com/HT207158	2019-03-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Itunes Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes"	< 12.5.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes" and version " < 12.5.1"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				< 10.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 10.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 10.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 10.0"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 10.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 10.0"		-		Affected