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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-2514. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 05/10/2017. The weakness was released 05/15/2017 by Richard Zhu (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207804 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2514 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
The exploit is available 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 $25k-$100k. 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)).
Upgrading to version 10.1.1 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 (42063), Tenable (100355) and SecurityFocus (BID 98474†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101294, VDB-101254, VDB-101262 and VDB-101263. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Safari 10.1.1
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍05/10/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207804
Researcher: Richard Zhu (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101336
SecurityFocus: 98474 - Apple iOS and Safari Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2514 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038487
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/16/2017 09:16Updated: 03/17/2025 12:54
Changes: 05/16/2017 09:16 (80), 09/28/2020 08:06 (11), 12/24/2020 08:52 (3), 03/17/2025 12:54 (15)
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