Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 APFS memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component APFS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was released 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13800 since 08/30/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104378 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.1 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 370625 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 10.13.1 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 (104378). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 103358, 103521, 104406 and 104407.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 104378
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 866003
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Code Execution And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities-HT208221
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13800 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039710
SecurityFocus: 100249

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 11/03/2017 15:04
Updated: 01/05/2023 14:46
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:04 (76), 12/03/2019 09:40 (3), 01/21/2021 19:10 (3), 01/05/2023 14:46 (3)
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