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OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004
Released July 18, 2016
apache_mod_php
Available for: OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code
Description: Multiple issues existed in PHP versions prior to 5.5.36. These were addressed by updating PHP to version 5.5.36.
CVE-2016-5093
CVE-2016-5094
CVE-2016-5096
CVE-2013-7456
Audio
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to cause a system denial of service
Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4649 : Juwei Lin(@fuzzerDOTcn) of Trend Micro
Audio
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4647 : Juwei Lin(@fuzzerDOTcn) of Trend Micro
Audio
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to determine kernel memory layout
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4648 : Juwei Lin(@fuzzerDOTcn) of Trend Micro; Jack Tang and Moony Li of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
Audio
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to the disclosure of user information
Description: An out-of-bounds read was addressed through improved bounds checking.
CVE-2016-4646 : Steven Seeley of Source Incite working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
bsdiff
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: An integer overflow existed in bspatch. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.
CVE-2014-9862 : an anonymous researcher
CFNetwork
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to view sensitive user information
Description: A permissions issue existed in the handling of web browser cookies. This issue was addressed through improved restrictions.
CVE-2016-4645 : Abhinav Bansal of Zscaler Inc.
CFNetwork Credentials
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: A downgrade issue existed with HTTP authentication credentials saved in Keychain. This issue was addressed by storing the authentication types with the credentials.
CVE-2016-4644 : Jerry Decime coordinated via CERT
CFNetwork Proxies
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive user information
Description: A validation issue existed in the parsing of 407 responses. This issue was addressed through improved response validation.
CVE-2016-4643 : Xiaofeng Zheng of Blue Lotus Team, Tsinghua University; Jerry Decime coordinated via CERT
CFNetwork Proxies
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: An application may unknowingly send a password unencrypted over the network
Description: Proxy authentication incorrectly reported HTTP proxies received credentials securely. This issue was addressed through improved warnings.
CVE-2016-4642 : Jerry Decime coordinated via CERT
CoreGraphics
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to elevate privileges
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4652 : Yubin Fu of Tencent KeenLab working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
CoreGraphics
Available for: OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, and OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4637 : Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos (talosintel.com/vulnerability-reports)
FaceTime
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to cause a relayed call to continue transmitting audio while appearing as if the call terminated
Description: User interface inconsistencies existed in the handling of relayed calls. These issues were addressed through improved FaceTime display logic.
CVE-2016-4635 : Martin Vigo
Graphics Drivers
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4634 : Stefan Esser of SektionEins
ImageIO
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Available for: OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, and OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4629 : Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos (talosintel.com/vulnerability-reports)
CVE-2016-4630 : Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos (talosintel.com/vulnerability-reports)
ImageIO
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause a denial of service
Description: A memory consumption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4632 : Evgeny Sidorov of Yandex
ImageIO
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4631 : Tyler Bohan of Cisco Talos (talosintel.com/vulnerability-reports)
ImageIO
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-7705 : Craig Young of Tripwire VERT
Entry added November 30, 2017
Intel Graphics Driver
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4633 : Marco Grassi (@marcograss) of KeenLab (@keen_lab), Tencent
IOHIDFamily
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4626 : Stefan Esser of SektionEins
IOSurface
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A use-after-free was addressed through improved memory management.
CVE-2016-4625 : Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
Kernel
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-1863 : Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
CVE-2016-4653 : Ju Zhu of Trend Micro
CVE-2016-4582 : Shrek_wzw and Proteas of Qihoo 360 Nirvan Team
Kernel
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to cause a system denial of service
Description: A null pointer dereference was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-1865 : Marco Grassi (@marcograss) of KeenLab (@keen_lab), Tencent, CESG
Libc
Available for: OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, and OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A buffer overflow existed within the 'link_ntoa()' function in linkaddr.c. This issue was addressed through additional bounds checking.
CVE-2016-6559 : Apple
Entry added January 10, 2017
libc++abi
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4621 : an anonymous researcher
libexpat
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted XML may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-0718 : Gustavo Grieco
LibreSSL
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code
Description: Multiple issues existed in LibreSSL before 2.2.7. These were addressed by updating LibreSSL to version 2.2.7.
CVE-2016-2108 : Huzaifa Sidhpurwala (Red Hat), Hanno Böck, David Benjamin (Google), Mark Brand and Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
CVE-2016-2109 : Brian Carpenter
libxml2
Available for: OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, and OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in libxml2
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2015-8317 : Hanno Boeck
CVE-2016-1836 : Wei Lei and Liu Yang of Nanyang Technological University
CVE-2016-4447 : Wei Lei and Liu Yang of Nanyang Technological University
CVE-2016-4448 : Apple
CVE-2016-4483 : Gustavo Grieco
CVE-2016-4614 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4615 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4616 : Michael Paddon
Entry updated June 5, 2017
libxml2
Available for: OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, and OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted XML document may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: An access issue existed in the parsing of maliciously crafted XML files. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4449 : Kostya Serebryany
libxslt
Available for: OS X Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, and OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in libxslt
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-1683 : Nicolas Grégoire
CVE-2016-1684 : Nicolas Grégoire
CVE-2016-4607 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4608 : Nicolas Grégoire
CVE-2016-4609 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4610 : Nick Wellnhofer
Entry updated April 11, 2017
Login Window
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4638 : Yubin Fu of Tencent KeenLab working with TrendMicro's Zero Day Initiative
Login Window
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code leading to compromise of user information
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4640 : an anonymous researcher working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative
Entry updated November 16, 2016
Pages For Mac Os X El Capitan
Login Window
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code leading to the compromise of user information
Description: A type confusion issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4641 : Yubin Fu of Tencent KeenLab working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
Login Window
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local user may be able to cause a denial of service
Description: A memory initialization issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4639 : Yubin Fu of Tencent KeenLab working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
OpenSSL
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code
Description: Multiple issues existed in OpenSSL. These issues were resolved by backporting the fixes from OpenSSL 1.0.2h/1.0.1 to OpenSSL 0.9.8.
CVE-2016-2105 : Guido Vranken
CVE-2016-2106 : Guido Vranken
CVE-2016-2107 : Juraj Somorovsky
CVE-2016-2108 : Huzaifa Sidhpurwala (Red Hat), Hanno Böck, David Benjamin (Google), Mark Brand and Ian Beer of Google Project Zero
CVE-2016-2109 : Brian Carpenter
CVE-2016-2176 : Guido Vranken
QuickTime
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted SGI file may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4601 : Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab
QuickTime
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted Photoshop document may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4599 : Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab
QuickTime
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted FlashPix Bitmap Image may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4596 : Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab
CVE-2016-4597 : Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab
CVE-2016-4600 : Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab
CVE-2016-4602 : Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab
QuickTime
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4598 : Ke Liu of Tencent's Xuanwu Lab
Safari Login AutoFill
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A user's password may be visible on screen
Description: An issue existed in Safari's password auto-fill. This issue was addressed through improved matching of form fields.
CVE-2016-4595 : Jonathan Lewis from DeARX Services (PTY) LTD
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Sandbox Profiles
Available for: OS X El Capitan v10.11 and later
Impact: A local application may be able to access the process list
Description: An access issue existed with privileged API calls. This issue was addressed through additional restrictions.
CVE-2016-4594 : Stefan Esser of SektionEins
OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 includes the security content of Safari 9.1.2.
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What Is Mac OS X El Capitan?
This is the twelfth release from the Apple software stable. It succeeds OS X Yosemite and focuses on stability, performance, and security.
As from the end of September 2015, it was released to end users, free of charge, from theMac App Store.
Features Of Mac OS X El Capitan
System Integrity Protection
In case you have a single account on your Mac, where you double up as both the user and administrator, root uses may pose a significant threat to the security of your system. In order to protect certain files, processes or folders, from being tampered with or modified by root users, mac os x el capitan download employs System Integrity Protection.
Windows Management
El Capitan allows you to easily create a full screen split view.
Applications
El Capitan OS X allows you to access public transit information in Maps. Native applications like Spotlight, Notes, and Safari have
been greatly improved to give you a seamless user experience.
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If your Mac runs Mavericks, Mountain Lion or Yosemite, then it should be able to run El Capitan. However, not all features OS will work on older Apple computers.
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2. Mid 2007 MacBook Pro or iMac
3. Early 2009 or newer Mac Mini or XServe
2. Mid 2007 MacBook Pro or iMac
3. Early 2009 or newer Mac Mini or XServe
For El Capitan to run on your computer, it needs to have a minimum 2 GB of RAM. However, you should note that this is the minimum requirement and may be rather slow. Anything more than 2GB will be a great idea for running El Capitan.
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Check for compatibility with your Apple computer. To achieve this, access the Apple menu and select About This Computer.
You will be able to get information on your computer’s RAM, storage space and other important system requirements for running the operating system. The installer will let you know in case the latest OS X is incompatible with your Mac.
You will be able to get information on your computer’s RAM, storage space and other important system requirements for running the operating system. The installer will let you know in case the latest OS X is incompatible with your Mac.
Before You Install Mac OS X El Capitan, Backup Your Stuff
Backup your Mac computer before downloading and installing any OS X updates. There are a number of different ways that you can backup your Apple computer.
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Get El Capitan Online
Plug in your Mac computer, in case it is a notebook, to an AC power supply. Ensure that your Apple computer is linked to a reliable and stable internet connection.
Types OS X of Installations
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1. Startup Volume Installion
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1. Startup Volume Installion
This is the most common option. On the current startup volume drive, you perform a clean install of the El Capitan OS X.
2. Empty Volume Installation
In this type of installation, the startup drive is not involved. It is the easiest option as all you need to do is to install the operating system on an empty volume.
In this type of installation, the startup drive is not involved. It is the easiest option as all you need to do is to install the operating system on an empty volume.
Avoid closing the lid of your Mac notebook o putting your computer to sleep during download and installation. During
this time, your Mac may show a blank screen, restart several times or indicate a progress bar. This is quite normal as it installs the required updates and OS X to your computer’s firmware.
this time, your Mac may show a blank screen, restart several times or indicate a progress bar. This is quite normal as it installs the required updates and OS X to your computer’s firmware.
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