Apple Safari up to 11.0.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Safari up to 11.0.1. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7165. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 11.0.1 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. 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. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 7.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.2 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. watchOS before 4.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 04/03/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at usn.ubuntu.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7165 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/26/2023).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106594 (Fedora 26 : webkitgtk4 (2018-43712163de)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171677 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2018:3387-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106594) and SecurityFocus (BID 102775†). The entries VDB-110748, VDB-110749, VDB-110750 and VDB-110751 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 106594
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : webkitgtk4 (2018-43712163de)
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OpenVAS ID: 54558
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for webkitgtk4 FEDORA-2018-43712163de
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11.0.2

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03/17/2017 🔍
01/23/2018 +311 days 🔍
02/02/2018 +10 days 🔍
02/05/2018 +3 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +57 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2023 +1790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-43712163de
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115607
SecurityFocus: 102775

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2018 14:32
Updated: 02/26/2023 13:16
Changes: 04/03/2018 14:32 (43), 04/03/2018 15:32 (31), 02/08/2021 10:40 (4), 02/26/2023 13:11 (3), 02/26/2023 13:16 (1)
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