Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 curl certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component curl. This manipulation causes certificate validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7468. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component curl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2017. The weakness was shared 07/19/2017 as HT207922 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7468 since 04/05/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 7.54.0.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 91 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103282 (GLSA-201709-14 : cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196758 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Curl Vulnerability (USN-3262-1)).

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 (103282) and SecurityFocus (BID 97962†). The entries VDB-100423, VDB-104263, VDB-104227 and VDB-104228 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 103282
Nessus Name: GLSA-201709-14 : cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
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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: macOS 10.12.6

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04/05/2017 🔍
04/19/2017 +14 days 🔍
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07/19/2017 +91 days 🔍
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07/20/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/18/2017 +60 days 🔍
07/16/2018 +300 days 🔍
08/24/2024 +2231 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207922
Researcher: [email protected].
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104239
SecurityFocus: 97962 - cURL/libcURL CVE-2017-7468 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038341

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

Created: 07/20/2017 15:35
Updated: 08/24/2024 02:19
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:35 (77), 10/30/2019 14:43 (5), 01/05/2021 12:16 (4), 01/05/2021 12:18 (1), 01/05/2021 12:23 (1), 08/24/2024 02:19 (17)
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