Apple iOS up to 10.3.2 Safari input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Safari. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7085. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Safari. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. Safari before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Safari" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2017 by xisigr with Tencent as HT208112 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7085 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/14/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103360 (macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 370569 (Apple Safari 11 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 11.0 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 (103360) and SecurityFocus (BID 100895†). The entries VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103360
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 11.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802819
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Spoofing and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - HT208116
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.0

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03/17/2017 🔍
09/19/2017 +186 days 🔍
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10/22/2017 +27 days 🔍
01/14/2021 +1180 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208112
Researcher: xisigr (xisigr)
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7085 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7085
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107057
SecurityFocus: 100895 - Apple Safari and iOS CVE-2017-7085 Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039384

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2017 09:26
Updated: 01/14/2021 09:37
Changes: 09/25/2017 09:26 (81), 11/19/2019 08:55 (6), 01/14/2021 09:33 (3), 01/14/2021 09:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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