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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Menus. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2409. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Menus. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was shared 03/27/2017 by Brandon Azad with Apple as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2409 since 12/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:
An out-of-bounds read 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†). The entries VDB-93752, VDB-94628, VDB-95275 and VDB-98727 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍03/27/2017 🔍
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03/28/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207615
Researcher: Brandon Azad
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98659
SecurityFocus: 97140 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2409 - Apple - macOS - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 03/28/2017 11:17Updated: 10/31/2024 20:16
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:17 (76), 08/21/2020 14:34 (8), 11/20/2022 09:24 (4), 10/31/2024 20:16 (16)
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