Apple iOS up to 10.3.3 libc resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component libc. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7086. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.3 (Smartphone Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component libc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 09/25/2017 by Russ Cox with Google as HT208112 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7086 since 03/17/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A resource exhaustion issue in glob() was addressed through an improved algorithm.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103598 (macOS < 10.13 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 c.

Upgrading to version 11 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 (103598) and SecurityFocus (BID 100990†). The entries VDB-99763, VDB-102678, VDB-107049 and VDB-107050 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT208144
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11

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09/25/2017 +192 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208112
Researcher: Russ Cox
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108407
SecurityFocus: 100990 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039427

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

Created: 10/23/2017 11:18
Updated: 01/19/2021 14:52
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:18 (78), 11/29/2019 09:30 (5), 01/19/2021 14:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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