Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 Wi-Fi 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-13078. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) allows reinstallation of the Group Temporal Key (GTK) during the four-way handshake, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay frames from access points to clients.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2017. The weakness was presented 10/31/2017 by Mathy Vanhoef as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13078 since 08/22/2017. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A logic issue existed in the handling of state transitions. This was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103917 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2017:2745-1) (KRACK)), 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 176821 (Debian Security Update for firmware-nonfree (DLA 1573-1)).

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 (103917) and SecurityFocus (BID 101274†). See VDB-80765, VDB-81483, VDB-81521 and VDB-99400 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 103917
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2017:2745-1) (KRACK)
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OpenVAS ID: 53378
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3999-1 (wpa - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

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08/22/2017 🔍
10/16/2017 +55 days 🔍
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10/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
10/31/2017 +13 days 🔍
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11/03/2017 +3 days 🔍
01/22/2021 +1176 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Researcher: Mathy Vanhoef
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109073

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SecurityFocus: 101274 - WPA2 Key Reinstallation Multiple Security Weaknesses
SecurityTracker: 1039573

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

Created: 11/03/2017 15:32
Updated: 01/22/2021 17:29
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:32 (81), 12/04/2019 08:15 (4), 01/22/2021 17:29 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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