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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.4 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component iBooks. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "iBooks" component. It allows remote attackers to trigger visits to arbitrary URLs via a crafted book.
The bug was discovered 05/10/2017. The weakness was shared 05/15/2017 by Patrick Wardle (OSS-Fuzz) with Google Project Zero as HT207797 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2497 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001. The advisory points out:
A URL handling issue was addressed through improved state management.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100270 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370396 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.5, El Capitan 2017-002 and Yosemite 2017-002 Not Installed (2017-002)).
Upgrading to version 10.12.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100270). The entries 101255, 101256, 101257 and 101258 are related to this item.
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Class: RedirectCWE: CWE-601
ATT&CK: T1204.001
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Nessus ID: 100270
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207797
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.5
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12/01/2016 🔍05/10/2017 🔍
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Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207797
Researcher: Patrick Wardle (OSS-Fuzz)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2497 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038484
SecurityFocus: 98468 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2497 - Apple - Multiple Products - Arbitrary Redirect Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 05/16/2017 09:26Updated: 12/24/2020 11:07
Changes: 05/16/2017 09:26 (85), 09/28/2020 16:33 (5), 12/24/2020 11:07 (3)
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