Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 IOFireWireAVC memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IOFireWireAVC. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2437. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component IOFireWireAVC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "IOFireWireAVC" component. It allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

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 shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2437 since 12/01/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.

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. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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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: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98641
SecurityFocus: 97140 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2437 - Apple - macOS - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 03/28/2017 11:11
Updated: 10/29/2024 11:06
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:11 (77), 08/21/2020 11:52 (8), 11/20/2022 08:13 (3), 11/20/2022 08:14 (1), 10/29/2024 11:06 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:9BE:103

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