CVE-2016-8661
Little Snitch Kernel API Buffer Overflow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description
Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.6.1 suffer from a buffer overflow vulnerability that could be locally exploited which could lead to an escalation of privileges (EoP) and unauthorised ring0 access to the operating system. The buffer overflow is related to insufficient checking of parameters to the "OSMalloc" and "copyin" kernel API calls.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 15, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:36 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-8661.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94352 | |
| https://speakerdeck.com/patrickwardle/defcon-2016-i-got-99-problems-but-little-snitch-aint-one |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Objective Development Software GmbH http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94352 [No types assigned] Added Reference Objective Development Software GmbH https://speakerdeck.com/patrickwardle/defcon-2016-i-got-99-problems-but-little-snitch-aint-one [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://speakerdeck.com/patrickwardle/defcon-2016-i-got-99-problems-but-little-snitch-aint-one Removed Reference MITRE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94352 -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source MITRE Objective Development Software GmbH -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94352 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://speakerdeck.com/patrickwardle/defcon-2016-i-got-99-problems-but-little-snitch-aint-one No Types Assigned https://speakerdeck.com/patrickwardle/defcon-2016-i-got-99-problems-but-little-snitch-aint-one Technical Description Added CWE CWE-119
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8661 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8661
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.31373
percentile