Apple tvOS up to 10.2.1 libxml2 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.1 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component libxml2. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7010. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.1 (Digital Media Player). This issue affects an unknown part of the component libxml2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2017 with Apple as HT207924 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7010 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed through improved bounds checking.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101956 (Apple iTunes < 12.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) (credentialed check)), 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 370477 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.6.2 Multiple Memory Currption Vulnerabilities. (APPLE-SA-2017-07-19-6)).

Upgrading to version 10.2.2 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 (101956) and SecurityFocus (BID 99889†). The entries VDB-104146, VDB-104143, VDB-104145 and VDB-104140 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 101956
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207921 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 10.2.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207924
Researcher: Apple.
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7010 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104177
SecurityFocus: 99889 - Apple iOS/iCloud/iTunes/macOS/TvOS CVE-2017-7010 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038950

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 15:21
Updated: 01/04/2021 19:38
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:21 (69), 10/30/2019 08:05 (14), 01/04/2021 19:31 (3), 01/04/2021 19:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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