Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 Sandbox memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Sandbox. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-13838. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was published 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-13838 since 08/30/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370625 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, Security Update 2017-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan Not Installed).

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 (103598) and SecurityFocus (BID 91816†). Similar entries are available at VDB-89669, VDB-89849, VDB-98603 and VDB-99763. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 861083
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities HT208221
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

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08/30/2017 +408 days 🔍
10/03/2017 +34 days 🔍
10/31/2017 +28 days 🔍
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11/03/2017 +3 days 🔍
11/12/2017 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Researcher: Scott Geary
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108980
SecurityFocus: 91816
SecurityTracker: 1039710

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

Created: 11/03/2017 15:24
Updated: 09/06/2024 14:01
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:24 (74), 12/03/2019 14:17 (4), 01/22/2021 10:03 (3), 01/22/2021 10:10 (3), 09/06/2024 14:01 (17)
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