Apple tvOS up to 11.2.0 HomeKit state issue

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A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.2.0. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component HomeKit. This manipulation causes state issue. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-13903. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.2.0 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component HomeKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-371. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2017. The weakness was published 12/13/2017 by Tian Zhang as HT208357 as confirmed ht208357 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-13903 since 08/30/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A remote attacker may be able to unexpectedly alter application state

Upgrading to version 11.2.1 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 SecurityFocus (BID 102182†), SecurityTracker (ID 1040008†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-79280†). Additional details are provided at lists.apple.com. Similar entry is available at VDB-110821. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.2.1

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208357
Researcher: Tian Zhang
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CVE: CVE-2017-13903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110845
SecurityFocus: 102182 - Apple iOS and tvOS CVE-2017-13903 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040008
Vulnerability Center: 79280 - Apple iOS <11.2.1 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability in HomeKit - CVE-2017-13903, Medium

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Created: 12/20/2017 09:50
Updated: 01/27/2021 14:47
Changes: 12/20/2017 09:50 (75), 12/16/2019 10:28 (7), 01/27/2021 14:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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