Apple iOS up to 10.2.0 WebKit information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2365. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iOS up to 10.2.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2017. The weakness was released 01/23/2017 by Ivan Fratric (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207482 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2365 since 12/01/2016. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

A validation issue existed in the handling of variable handling. This issue was addressed through improved validation.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96798 (macOS : Apple Safari < 10.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370283 (Apple Safari 10.0.3 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-01-23-5)).

Upgrading to version 10.2.1 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 Exploit-DB (41453), Tenable (96798) and SecurityFocus (BID 95727†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-95903, VDB-95883, VDB-95902 and VDB-95912. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 96798
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800100
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 February17
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 10.2.1

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12/01/2016 🔍
01/19/2017 +49 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +4 days 🔍
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01/25/2017 +2 days 🔍
01/26/2017 +1 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +25 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207482
Researcher: Ivan Fratric (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2365 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2365
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95941
SecurityFocus: 95727 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2365 - Apple - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037668

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2017 11:40
Updated: 07/02/2025 13:41
Changes: 01/25/2017 11:40 (72), 07/31/2020 14:24 (21), 11/03/2022 15:54 (4), 07/02/2025 13:41 (14)
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