Apple macOS up to 10.13.2 curl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.2 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component curl. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-1000254. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component curl. 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 bug was discovered 10/05/2017. The weakness was shared 12/06/2017 by Max with Tencent as HT208331 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1000254 since 10/06/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read issue existed in the FTP PWD response parsing. This issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

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 105264 (GLSA-201712-04 : cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370677 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan Not Installed).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105264) and SecurityFocus (BID 106950†). The entries VDB-106777, VDB-107566, VDB-109077 and VDB-109291 are related to this item. 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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Nessus ID: 105264
Nessus Name: GLSA-201712-04 : cURL: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53378
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3992-1 (curl - security update)
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12/06/2017 +61 days 🔍
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12/10/2017 +4 days 🔍
12/15/2017 +5 days 🔍
02/06/2019 +418 days 🔍
01/26/2021 +720 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208331
Researcher: Max
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-1000254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110394

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SecurityFocus: 106950 - cURL/libcURL Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039509

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

Created: 12/10/2017 09:12
Updated: 01/26/2021 11:06
Changes: 12/10/2017 09:12 (71), 12/13/2019 09:11 (16), 01/26/2021 11:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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