Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 tcpdump memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component tcpdump. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

tcpdump 4.9.0 has a buffer overflow in the sliplink_print function in print-sl.c.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2017. The weakness was published 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-11543 since 07/22/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/22/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 4.9.2.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100472 (AIX 5.3 TL 12 : tcpdump (IV94729)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176147 (Debian Security Update for tcpdump (DSA 3971-1)).

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 (100472). Similar entries are available at 103358, 104406, 104407 and 104408.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100472
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 12 : tcpdump (IV94729)
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OpenVAS ID: 53377
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3971-1 (tcpdump - security update)
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Researcher: hackerlib
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11543 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039307
SecurityFocus: 99939 - tcpdump 'sliplink_print()' Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 11/03/2017 15:25
Updated: 01/22/2021 10:44
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:25 (80), 12/03/2019 15:10 (5), 01/22/2021 10:41 (2), 01/22/2021 10:44 (1)
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