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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component APR. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-12613. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component APR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 10/24/2017. The weakness was shared 10/29/2018 by Craig Young with Tripwire VERT as HT209193 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-12613 since 08/07/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:
Multiple issues in Perl were addressed with improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105369 (RHEL 6 : Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.23 (RHSA-2017:3477) (Optionsbleed)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371218 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2018-9-24-1)).
Upgrading to version 10.14.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105369), SecurityFocus (BID 104879†) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1424). The entries VDB-78550, VDB-78551, VDB-79411 and VDB-79583 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Affected
- Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
Product
Type
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 105369
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.23 (RHSA-2017:3477) (Optionsbleed)
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OpenVAS ID: 862789
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for apr CESA-2017:3270 centos6
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.1
Timeline
08/07/2017 🔍10/23/2017 🔍
10/24/2017 🔍
12/19/2017 🔍
07/23/2018 🔍
10/29/2018 🔍
10/29/2018 🔍
10/31/2018 🔍
10/08/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209193
Researcher: Craig Young
Organization: Tripwire VERT
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-12613 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12613
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126274
SecurityFocus: 104879 - Multiple Bluetooth Drivers CVE-2018-5383 Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1042004
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1424 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server für Solaris: Mehrere Schwachstellen
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2018 10:10Updated: 10/08/2025 05:34
Changes: 10/31/2018 10:10 (71), 04/08/2020 17:05 (14), 06/03/2023 15:45 (5), 10/08/2025 05:34 (22)
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