VDB-115618 · CVE-2017-7172 · OpenVAS 54322

Apple tvOS up to 11.1 CFNetwork Session memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.1. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component CFNetwork Session. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-7172. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 11.1 (Digital Media Player) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component CFNetwork Session. 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. macOS before 10.13.2 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 "CFNetwork Session" 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 presented 04/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7172 since 03/17/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 71 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 11.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-110371, VDB-110372, VDB-110374 and VDB-110375 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 54322
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208331)-02
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.2

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

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115618
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2018 15:36
Updated: 01/20/2020 17:59
Changes: 04/03/2018 15:36 (60), 01/20/2020 17:59 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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