Apple Safari up to 10.1.1 WebKit Web Inspector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit Web Inspector. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-7012. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.1 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component WebKit Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was released 07/19/2017 by lokihardt with Apple as HT207921 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7012 since 03/17/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

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 Tenable (101956) and SecurityFocus (BID 99890†). Entries connected to this vulnerability 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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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: lokihardt (lokihardt)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104226
SecurityFocus: 99890 - Apple iTunes/iCloud/Safari/iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038950

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 15:27
Updated: 01/05/2021 10:46
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:27 (69), 10/30/2019 12:00 (15), 01/05/2021 10:41 (3), 01/05/2021 10:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:918:103

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