Apple Safari up to 10.1.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Safari up to 10.1.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7098. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Safari up to 10.1.2 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality 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 as HT208116 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7098 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. 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 $25k-$100k. 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 11.0 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 (108703) and SecurityFocus (BID 100998†). See VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: Safari 11.0

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09/12/2017 +179 days 🔍
09/25/2017 +13 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: HT208116
Researcher: Felipe Freitas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108453
SecurityFocus: 100998 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039384

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 11:32
Updated: 01/19/2021 21:07
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:32 (68), 11/29/2019 15:05 (15), 01/19/2021 21:04 (3), 01/19/2021 21:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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