Apple iOS up to 10.x Kernel memory corruption

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 10.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-13854. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.x (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. 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 summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. macOS before 10.13 is affected. tvOS before 11 is affected. watchOS before 4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" 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 09/19/2017. The weakness was shared 04/03/2018 as HT208112 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13854 since 08/30/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 196 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more.

Upgrading to version 11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Apple

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• iOS

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• 10.x

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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