Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 IOAcceleratorFamily 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 functionality of the component IOAcceleratorFamily. 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 summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOAcceleratorFamily" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.
The bug was discovered 12/21/2017. The weakness was shared 12/27/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7159 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105080 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)), 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 10.13.2 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 (105080). The entries 108975, 109077, 109291 and 110046 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 105080
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)
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OpenVAS ID: 54322
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-02
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.2
Timeline
03/17/2017 🔍12/06/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7159 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100515
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 12/28/2017 09:53Updated: 01/19/2023 12:26
Changes: 12/28/2017 09:53 (67), 12/28/2019 13:09 (7), 01/19/2023 12:26 (4)
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