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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 11.1 (Digital Media Player). Affected is an unknown function of the component IOKit. 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. CVE summarizes:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "IOKit" 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 disclosed 12/27/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7162 since 03/17/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 11.2 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 110371 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.2
Timeline
03/17/2017 🔍12/06/2017 🔍
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12/21/2017 🔍
12/27/2017 🔍
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12/28/2017 🔍
01/19/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7162 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100515
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Entry
Created: 12/28/2017 09:54Updated: 01/19/2023 13:39
Changes: 12/28/2017 09:54 (61), 12/28/2019 13:59 (12), 01/19/2023 13:39 (4)
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