Advisory Details

March 22nd, 2016

Apple OS X XML Double Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-1761
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	OS X
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple OS X. 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 XML files. The issue lies in the handling of ENTITY declarations that reference unsupported protocols. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206167
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-12-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-03-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	wol0xff

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