| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-6980. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.0 (Digital Media Player). This affects some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. 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.
The bug was discovered 05/10/2017. The weakness was presented 05/15/2017 by Kai Kang (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207801 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-6980 since 03/17/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research in Javascript and been published 2 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100355 (macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1.1 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371242 (Apple Safari 10.1.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-05-15-7)). The code used by the exploit is:
function gc() {
for (let i = 0; i < 0x10; i++)
new ArrayBuffer(0x1000000);
}
Array.prototype.__defineGetter__(0x1000, () => 1);
gc();
for (let i = 0; i < 0x100; i++) {
new Array(0x100).fill(1234.5678);
}
gc();
print(new Array(0x100).splice(0));Upgrading to version 10.2.1 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 Exploit-DB (42189), Tenable (100355) and SecurityFocus (BID 98473†). See VDB-101294, VDB-101254, VDB-101262 and VDB-101263 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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Nessus ID: 100355
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207804
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: tvOS 10.2.1
Timeline
03/17/2017 🔍05/10/2017 🔍
05/15/2017 🔍
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05/16/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207801
Researcher: Kai Kang (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-6980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101313
SecurityFocus: 98473 - Webkit Cross Site Scripting and Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038487
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/16/2017 09:05Updated: 08/24/2024 10:48
Changes: 05/16/2017 09:05 (87), 10/18/2019 21:09 (7), 12/24/2020 06:54 (3), 08/24/2024 10:48 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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