Apple iOS up to 10.3.3 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.3. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7093. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.3.3 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2017. The weakness was presented 09/25/2017 with Zero Day Initiative as HT208112 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7093 since 03/17/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/19/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108703 (FreeBSD : webkit2-gtk3 -- multiple vulnerabilities (1ce95bc7-3278-11e8-b527-00012e582166) (Spectre)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370577 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities. (HT208141)).

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 (108703) and SecurityFocus (BID 100994†). See VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 108703
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : webkit2-gtk3 -- multiple vulnerabilities (1ce95bc7-3278-11e8-b527-00012e582166) (Spectre)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Security Updates(HT208142)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11

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03/17/2017 🔍
09/12/2017 +179 days 🔍
09/25/2017 +12 days 🔍
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10/22/2017 +27 days 🔍
10/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/29/2018 +157 days 🔍
01/19/2021 +1027 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208112
Researcher: Samuel Gro, Niklas Baumstark working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, Qixun Zhao
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7093 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7093
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108423
SecurityFocus: 100994
SecurityTracker: 1039384

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

Created: 10/23/2017 11:23
Updated: 01/19/2021 16:54
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:23 (69), 11/29/2019 10:47 (13), 01/19/2021 16:48 (3), 01/19/2021 16:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:FD2:103

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