Apple tvOS up to 10.2.1 Wi-Fi access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-9417. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.1 (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Broadcom BCM43xx Wi-Fi chips allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka the "Broadpwn" issue.

The bug was discovered 06/04/2017. The weakness was released 07/19/2017 by Nitay Artenstein with Exodus Intelligence as HT207924 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9417 since 06/03/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101957 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2017-003)), 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 176821 (Debian Security Update for firmware-nonfree (DLA 1573-1)).

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 Exploit-DB (44268), Tenable (101957) and SecurityFocus (BID 99482†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80765, VDB-81483, VDB-81521 and VDB-97206. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 101957
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2017-003)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207922
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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: Nitay Artenstein
Organization: Exodus Intelligence
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-9417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104201

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SecurityFocus: 99482 - Google Android Broadcom components Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038950

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

Created: 07/20/2017 15:18
Updated: 06/06/2024 22:47
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:18 (81), 10/30/2019 09:29 (5), 01/05/2021 08:17 (3), 06/06/2024 22:47 (24)
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Cache ID: 216:AAE:103

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