Apple macOS up to 10.12 AppSandbox input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 10.12. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component AppSandbox. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-7074. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component AppSandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "AppSandbox" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7074 since 03/17/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 10.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103598) and SecurityFocus (BID 100993†). The entries VDB-99763, VDB-107591, VDB-107592 and VDB-108406 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: 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: macOS 10.13

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Daniel Jalkut
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108522
SecurityFocus: 100993
SecurityTracker: 1039427

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2017 12:00
Updated: 01/20/2021 13:33
Changes: 10/23/2017 12:00 (57), 11/30/2019 07:17 (9), 01/20/2021 13:26 (3), 01/20/2021 13:28 (11), 01/20/2021 13:33 (3)
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