Apple macOS up to 10.12 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-13854. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect 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 presented 04/03/2018 as HT208112 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-13854 since 08/30/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 10.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-102678, VDB-107049, VDB-107050 and VDB-107051 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13

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09/19/2017 +20 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +196 days 🔍
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01/20/2020 +657 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208112
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13854 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13854
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115573
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2018 14:41
Updated: 01/20/2020 10:55
Changes: 04/03/2018 14:41 (61), 01/20/2020 10:55 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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