Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 AppleGraphicsPowerManagement memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AppleGraphicsPowerManagement. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-7021. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component AppleGraphicsPowerManagement. 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 shared 07/19/2017 by Lufeng Li (riusksk) with Qihoo 360 as HT207922 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7021 since 03/17/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

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 370475 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.6, El Capitan 2017-003 and Yosemite 2017-003 Not Installed (2017-003)).

Upgrading to version 10.12.6 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 (101957) and SecurityFocus (BID 99882†). The entries VDB-97206, VDB-101947, VDB-104147 and VDB-104101 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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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 Code Execution And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities HT207922
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207922
Researcher: Lufeng Li (riusksk)
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104229
SecurityFocus: 99882 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-07-19-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038951

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 15:33
Updated: 01/05/2021 10:57
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:33 (79), 10/30/2019 13:23 (7), 01/05/2021 10:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:D18:103

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