Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 Intel Graphics Driver Memory out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component Intel Graphics Driver. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds (Memory). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-7036. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Intel Graphics Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability (Memory). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.6 is affected. The issue involves the "Intel Graphics Driver" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was published 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 known as CVE-2017-7036 since 03/17/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97206, VDB-101947, VDB-104147 and VDB-104101. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Memory
Class: Out-of-bounds / Memory
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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: 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-2017-7036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104245
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 15:36
Updated: 01/05/2021 12:50
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:36 (82), 10/30/2019 15:16 (7), 01/05/2021 12:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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