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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on 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 available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-13843 since 08/30/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 103598 (macOS < 10.13 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.
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 (103598).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 861083
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities HT208221
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1
Timeline
07/18/2016 🔍08/30/2017 🔍
10/03/2017 🔍
10/31/2017 🔍
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10/31/2017 🔍
11/03/2017 🔍
11/12/2017 🔍
01/22/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208221
Researcher: Scott Geary
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13843 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039710
SecurityFocus: 91816
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 11/03/2017 15:16Updated: 01/22/2021 08:22
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:16 (74), 12/03/2019 11:51 (4), 01/22/2021 08:16 (3), 01/22/2021 08:22 (3)
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