Apple Safari up to 11.0 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 11.0. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-13802. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 11.0 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was published 10/31/2017 by Ivan Fratric with Google Project Zero as HT208223 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-13802 since 08/30/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104359 (Apple iTunes < 12.7.1 WebKit Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370624 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT208224)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.1 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 Exploit-DB (43173) and Tenable (104359). Similar entries are available at VDB-108926, VDB-108911, VDB-108912 and VDB-108913. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 104359
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.7.1 WebKit Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Security Updates( HT208225 )
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11.0.1

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08/30/2017 🔍
10/31/2017 +62 days 🔍
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11/02/2017 +2 days 🔍
11/03/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/12/2017 +9 days 🔍
06/01/2025 +2757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208223
Researcher: Ivan Fratric
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108925
SecurityTracker: 1039703

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2017 14:26
Updated: 06/01/2025 01:34
Changes: 11/03/2017 14:26 (78), 12/03/2019 08:32 (6), 01/21/2021 17:19 (3), 06/01/2025 01:34 (15)
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