Apple iOS up to 10.2 libc++abi use after free

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component libc++abi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 by John Villamil with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as HT207617 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2441 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. The advisory points out:

A use after free issue was addressed through improved memory management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99134 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (httpoxy)), 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 10.3 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 (99134).

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 99134
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (httpoxy)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207615
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Upgrade: iOS 10.3

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207617
Researcher: John Villamil
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2441 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038138
SecurityFocus: 97137 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2441 - Apple - Multiple Products - Use-After-Free Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

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Created: 03/28/2017 11:42
Updated: 11/21/2022 08:21
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:42 (68), 08/21/2020 20:25 (17), 11/21/2022 08:17 (4), 11/21/2022 08:21 (1)
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