Apple tvOS up to 11.0 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13852. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 11.0 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.1 is affected. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. tvOS before 11.1 is affected. watchOS before 4.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to monitor arbitrary apps via a crafted app that accesses process information at a high rate.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was presented 11/13/2017 as HT208219 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-13852 since 08/30/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 11.1 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 (104378). See VDB-108926, VDB-108913, VDB-108914 and VDB-108915 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 104378
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.1

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08/30/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208219
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109298
SecurityFocus: 100249

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2017 08:25 AM
Updated: 09/10/2024 01:23 PM
Changes: 11/13/2017 08:25 AM (64), 12/05/2019 04:31 PM (8), 01/10/2023 09:19 AM (3), 09/10/2024 01:23 PM (16)
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