Apple Safari up to 10.x Address Bar input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.x (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Address Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. Safari before 11 is affected. iCloud before 7.0 on Windows is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2017. The weakness was published 09/20/2017 by Oliver Paukstadt with detectify as HT208116 as confirmed security update (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7106 since 03/17/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/19/2019).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103360 (macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370569 (Apple Safari 11 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103360).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 103360
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Security Updates(HT208142)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11

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11/19/2019 +758 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208116
Researcher: Oliver Paukstadt
Organization: detectify
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7106 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039384
SecurityFocus: 100893 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2017 09:11
Updated: 11/19/2019 08:34
Changes: 09/25/2017 09:11 (83), 11/19/2019 08:34 (7)
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Cache ID: 3:AA6:103

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