Apple tvOS up to 10.2.0 AVEVideoEncoder Application memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.0. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AVEVideoEncoder. Performing a manipulation as part of Application results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-6998. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.0 (Digital Media Player). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component AVEVideoEncoder. The manipulation as part of a Application 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 summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "AVEVideoEncoder" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 05/17/2017. The weakness was shared 05/22/2017 with Zimperium zLabs (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-6998 since 03/17/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

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 $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 10.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42555) and SecurityFocus (BID 98571†). The entries VDB-101294, VDB-101254, VDB-101258 and VDB-101262 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
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 10.2.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Adam Donenfeld (@doadam)
Organization: Zimperium zLabs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101589
SecurityFocus: 98571 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6998 - Apple - Apple Tv - High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2017 17:09
Updated: 10/05/2024 08:13
Changes: 05/22/2017 17:09 (64), 10/01/2020 16:44 (9), 12/25/2020 12:18 (2), 10/05/2024 08:13 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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