Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 FinderKit permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component FinderKit. Executing a manipulation can lead to permission. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2429. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component FinderKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 by Brandon Azad with Apple as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-2429 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A permission issue existed in the handling of the Send Link feature of iCloud Sharing. This issue was addressed through improved permission controls.

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-93752, VDB-94628, VDB-95275 and VDB-98727. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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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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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207615
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98626
SecurityFocus: 97140 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2429 - Apple - macOS - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:08
Updated: 10/27/2024 19:33
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:08 (76), 08/20/2020 17:21 (8), 11/15/2022 20:03 (4), 11/15/2022 20:11 (1), 10/27/2024 19:33 (22)
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