Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 tcpdump memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component tcpdump. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-13688. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component tcpdump. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The OLSR parser in tcpdump before 4.9.2 has a buffer over-read in print-olsr.c:olsr_print().

The bug was discovered 09/11/2017. The weakness was presented 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-13688 since 08/25/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/05/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 4.9.2.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100472 (AIX 5.3 TL 12 : tcpdump (IV94729)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (100472). See VDB-106672, VDB-108927, VDB-108928 and VDB-108929 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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macOS

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100472
Nessus Name: AIX 5.3 TL 12 : tcpdump (IV94729)
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OpenVAS ID: 53377
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3971-1 (tcpdump - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1
Patch: github.com

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05/30/2017 🔍
08/25/2017 +87 days 🔍
09/11/2017 +17 days 🔍
09/14/2017 +3 days 🔍
10/31/2017 +47 days 🔍
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11/03/2017 +3 days 🔍
12/05/2025 +2954 days 🔍