Apple Safari up to 10.0 WebKit Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Memory). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-2424. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Safari up to 10.0 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 03/28/2017. The weakness was shared 03/27/2017 by Paul Thomson (lokihardt) with Imperial College London as HT207600 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2424 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure issue existed in the processing of OpenGL shaders. This issue was addressed through improved memory management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103271 (GLSA-201709-03 : WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370349 (Apple Safari 10.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.1 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 (103271) and SecurityFocus (BID 97129†). The entries VDB-98600, VDB-98595, VDB-98597 and VDB-98593 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Name: Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103271
Nessus Name: GLSA-201709-03 : WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207600
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 10.1

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03/27/2017 +116 days 🔍
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09/18/2017 +170 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207600
Researcher: Paul Thomson (lokihardt)
Organization: Imperial College London
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2424 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2424
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98589
SecurityFocus: 97129 - Apple iOS and Safari Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2424 - Apple - Multiple Products - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038137

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 10:50
Updated: 09/15/2024 22:01
Changes: 03/28/2017 10:50 (69), 08/20/2020 15:24 (16), 11/15/2022 14:36 (4), 09/15/2024 22:01 (16)
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