Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 Bluetooth memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-2427. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 by Brandon Azad with Qihoo 360 as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2427 since 12/01/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99134 (macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (httpoxy)), 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 370348 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update Sierra 10.12.4, El Capitan 2017-001 and Yosemite 2017-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.12.4 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 (99134) and SecurityFocus (BID 97140†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-89669, VDB-89849, VDB-93752 and VDB-93958. 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: 99134
Nessus Name: macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (httpoxy)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207615
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207615
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98616
SecurityFocus: 97140 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2427 - Apple - macOS - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:05
Updated: 11/15/2022 17:39
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:05 (79), 08/20/2020 16:40 (7), 11/15/2022 17:31 (4), 11/15/2022 17:39 (1)
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