Apple macOS up to 10.12.4 CoreAnimation memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CoreAnimation. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-2527. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.4 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component CoreAnimation. 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 published 05/15/2017 by Ian Beer (OSS-Fuzz) with Google Project Zero as HT207797 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2527 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A memory consumption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. 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 $5k-$25k. 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 10.12.5 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 (42052), Tenable (100270) and SecurityFocus (BID 98468†). Similar entries are available at VDB-101255, VDB-101256, VDB-101257 and VDB-101258. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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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-01-HT207797
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.5

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207797
Researcher: Ian Beer (OSS-Fuzz)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2527 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101360
SecurityFocus: 98468 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2527 - Apple - macOS - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038484

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/16/2017 09:24
Updated: 02/02/2025 16:02
Changes: 05/16/2017 09:24 (94), 10/02/2020 21:38 (3), 12/24/2020 10:51 (3), 02/02/2025 16:02 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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