Apple Safari up to 10.0 WebKit Frame::setDocument information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 10.0 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function Frame::setDocument of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-2364. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 10.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function Frame::setDocument of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 by lokihardt with Google Project Zero as HT207600 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2364 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

Multiple validation issues existed in the handling of page loading. This issue was addressed through improved logic.

After 2 weeks, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available 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 32 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99167 (macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 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 10.1 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 (41799), Tenable (99167) and SecurityFocus (BID 95725†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-95903, VDB-95883, VDB-95902 and VDB-95912. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 99167
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 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: Safari 10.1

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12/01/2016 🔍
01/19/2017 +49 days 🔍
01/23/2017 +4 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +28 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +35 days 🔍
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04/03/2017 +6 days 🔍
04/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207600
Researcher: lokihardt
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98591
SecurityFocus: 95725 - WebKit CVE-2017-2364 Cross-Origin Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2364 - Apple - Multiple Products - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037668

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 10:51
Updated: 07/06/2025 03:55
Changes: 03/28/2017 10:51 (79), 08/25/2020 18:53 (16), 11/15/2022 14:40 (4), 07/06/2025 03:55 (14)
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