Apple Safari up to 10.0.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.0.2 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-2354. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.0.2 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2017. The weakness was published 01/23/2017 with Zero Day Initiative as HT207484 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2354 since 12/01/2016. 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. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

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 10.0.3 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 Tenable (96798) and SecurityFocus (BID 95736†). Similar entries are available at VDB-95912, VDB-95921, VDB-95922 and VDB-95919. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 96798
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities Feb17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 10.0.3

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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 🔍
11/04/2022 +2083 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207484
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2354 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2354
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95960
SecurityFocus: 95736 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2354 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037668

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2017 11:48
Updated: 11/04/2022 06:42
Changes: 01/25/2017 11:48 (70), 07/31/2020 12:49 (15), 11/04/2022 06:42 (4)
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