Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 CoreAudio out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CoreAudio. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-10017. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.0 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component CoreAudio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 11/05/2020 by Francis as HT211931 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-10017 since 03/02/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.0.1

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03/02/2020 🔍
11/05/2020 +248 days 🔍
11/05/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/09/2020 +34 days 🔍
12/13/2020 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211931
Researcher: Francis
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-10017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165764
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2020 09:48
Updated: 12/13/2020 22:18
Changes: 12/09/2020 09:48 (46), 12/13/2020 22:13 (1), 12/13/2020 22:18 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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