Apple tvOS up to 11.1 IOSurface memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple tvOS up to 11.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component IOSurface. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-13861. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.1 (Digital Media Player). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component IOSurface. 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.

The weakness was published 12/04/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT208327 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-13861 since 08/30/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 11.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-110371, VDB-110372, VDB-110373 and VDB-110374. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.2

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08/30/2017 🔍
12/04/2017 +96 days 🔍
12/04/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2017 +6 days 🔍
02/03/2025 +2612 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208327
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110370
SecurityFocus: 102134
SecurityTracker: 1039952

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

Created: 12/10/2017 08:51
Updated: 02/03/2025 03:59
Changes: 12/10/2017 08:51 (47), 11/15/2019 15:11 (17), 01/26/2021 08:58 (6), 02/03/2025 03:59 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:F3B:103

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