Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 WebKit Address access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Address). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was published 03/27/2017 by Lufeng Li (lokihardt) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2486 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed through improved state management.

Upgrading to version 10.12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at 98600, 98595, 98597 and 98593.

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Name: Address
Class: Access control / Address
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207615
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207615
Researcher: Lufeng Li (lokihardt)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2486 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038138
SecurityFocus: 97147 - Apple macOS/iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2486 - Apple - Multiple Products - Spoofing Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 03/28/2017 11:27
Updated: 11/20/2022 15:06
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:27 (65), 08/21/2020 16:41 (15), 11/20/2022 15:06 (4)
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