Apple tvOS up to 10.2.2 libc resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component libc. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-7086. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.2.2 (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing 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 published 09/25/2017 by Russ Cox with Google as HT208113 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 103419 (Apple TV < 11 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

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 (103419) and SecurityFocus (BID 100990†). Similar entries are available at VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103419
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 11 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: tvOS 11.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208113
Researcher: Russ Cox
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108485
SecurityFocus: 100990 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039427

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 11:51
Updated: 01/20/2021 09:01
Changes: 10/23/2017 11:51 (77), 11/29/2019 17:14 (5), 01/20/2021 09:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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