Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 libxml2 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component libxml2. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7013. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component libxml2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was released 07/19/2017 by OSS-Fuzz as HT207922 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7013 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed through improved bounds checking.

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 10.12.6 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 (101956) and SecurityFocus (BID 99879†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-104146, VDB-104143, VDB-104145 and VDB-104140. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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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: macOS 10.12.6

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207922
Researcher: OSS-Fuzz (OSS-Fuzz)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104261
SecurityFocus: 99879 - libxml2 CVE-2017-7013 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038950

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

Created: 07/20/2017 15:38
Updated: 01/05/2021 14:33
Changes: 07/20/2017 15:38 (78), 10/30/2019 15:53 (6), 01/05/2021 14:27 (3), 01/05/2021 14:33 (1)
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