VDB-115565 · CVE-2017-7171 · OpenVAS 54663

Apple iOS up to 11.1 CoreAnimation memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple iOS up to 11.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component CoreAnimation. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-7171. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component CoreAnimation. 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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreAnimation" 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 01/22/2018. The weakness was published 04/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7171 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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 71 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more.

Upgrading to version 11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-110371, VDB-110372, VDB-110374 and VDB-110375. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 54663
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331, HT208394)-01
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.2

Timelineinfo

03/17/2017 🔍
01/22/2018 +311 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +71 days 🔍
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04/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2020 +657 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115565
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2018 15:35
Updated: 01/20/2020 17:07
Changes: 04/03/2018 15:35 (60), 01/20/2020 17:07 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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