Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 apache input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component apache. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-9788. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component apache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2017. The weakness was presented 10/31/2017 by Robert Swiecki as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-9788 since 06/21/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 2.4.27.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102013 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : apache2 (SUSE-SU-2017:1961-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157536 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for httpd (ELSA-2017-2478)).

Upgrading to version 10.13.1 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 Tenable (102013) and SecurityFocus (BID 99569†). See VDB-21337, VDB-63776, VDB-90671 and VDB-96545 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 102013
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : apache2 (SUSE-SU-2017:1961-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801284
OpenVAS Name: Apache HTTP Server mod_auth_digest Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

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07/27/2017 +14 days 🔍
10/31/2017 +96 days 🔍
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11/03/2017 +3 days 🔍
01/21/2021 +1175 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Researcher: Robert Swiecki
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-9788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108938

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SecurityFocus: 99569 - Apache HTTP Server CVE-2017-9788 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038906

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

Created: 11/03/2017 15:04
Updated: 01/21/2021 18:58
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:04 (80), 12/03/2019 09:24 (6), 01/21/2021 18:58 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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