VDB-115538 · CVE-2017-13853 · BID 99882

Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 AppleGraphicsControl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component AppleGraphicsControl. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-13853. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.5 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.6 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleGraphicsControl" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2017. The weakness was presented 04/03/2018 by Lufeng Li (riusksk) with Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-13853 since 08/30/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 258 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370475 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.6, El Capitan 2017-003 and Yosemite 2017-003 Not Installed (2017-003)).

Upgrading to version 10.12.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99882†). See VDB-104101, VDB-104102, VDB-104104 and VDB-104105 for similar entries. 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
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.6

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07/19/2017 🔍
07/20/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/30/2017 +41 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +216 days 🔍
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04/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2020 +657 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Lufeng Li (riusksk)
Organization: Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115538
SecurityFocus: 99882 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-07-19-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 04/03/2018 14:37
Updated: 01/20/2020 10:51
Changes: 04/03/2018 14:37 (65), 01/20/2020 10:51 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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