Apple macOS up to 10.12.2 Bluetooth IOService::matchPassive use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function IOService::matchPassive of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-2353. The attack is only possible with local access. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.2 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function IOService::matchPassive of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2017. The weakness was released 01/23/2017 by Ian Beer (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207483 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2353 since 12/01/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The advisory points out:

A use after free issue was addressed through improved memory management.

After 3 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96731 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.3 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 c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370282 (Apple macOS Sierra Security Update 10.12.3 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-01-23-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.12.3 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 (41164), Tenable (96731) and SecurityFocus (BID 95723†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93756, VDB-95903, VDB-95902 and VDB-95914. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 96731
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 February-2017
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.3

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207483
Researcher: Ian Beer (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95946
SecurityFocus: 95723 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-01-23-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2353 - Apple - macOS - Use-After-Free Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037671

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2017 11:41
Updated: 06/29/2024 20:52
Changes: 01/25/2017 11:41 (88), 08/03/2020 06:59 (7), 11/03/2022 16:28 (4), 06/29/2024 20:52 (15)
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