Apple iOS up to 10.3.1 SQLite memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.1. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SQLite. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6983. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component SQLite. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/10/2017. The weakness was shared 05/15/2017 by Patrick Wardle (OSS-Fuzz) with Zero Day Initiative as HT207798 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-6983 since 03/17/2017. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100270 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.5 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 370396 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.5, El Capitan 2017-002 and Yosemite 2017-002 Not Installed (2017-002)).

Upgrading to version 10.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100270) and SecurityFocus (BID 98468†). The entries VDB-101294, VDB-101254, VDB-101255 and VDB-101256 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 100270
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207797
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 10.3.2

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03/17/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207798
Researcher: Patrick Wardle (OSS-Fuzz)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6983 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101269
SecurityFocus: 98468 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6983 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038484

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

Created: 05/16/2017 04:20
Updated: 09/02/2024 10:51
Changes: 05/16/2017 04:20 (82), 09/27/2020 08:59 (4), 12/23/2020 16:15 (3), 09/02/2024 10:51 (17)
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