Apple Safari up to 10.1.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Safari up to 10.1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-7039. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.1 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality 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 07/19/2017. The weakness was published 07/19/2017 by Ivan Fratric (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207921 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7039 since 03/17/2017. 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. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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 10.1.2 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 (42362), Tenable (101956) and SecurityFocus (BID 99885†). Similar entries are available at VDB-104146, VDB-104143, VDB-104145 and VDB-104140. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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: Safari 10.1.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207921
Researcher: Ivan Fratric (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104210
SecurityFocus: 99885 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038950

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

Created: 07/20/2017 15:29
Updated: 05/12/2025 12:40
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:29 (70), 10/30/2019 10:22 (19), 01/05/2021 09:15 (3), 05/12/2025 12:40 (15)
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