Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 Security use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Security. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2485. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2017 by Aleksandar Nikolic with Cisco Talos as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-2485 since 12/01/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 existed in the parsing of certificates. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99264 (Apple TV < 10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. 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 (99264) and SecurityFocus (BID 97132†). The entries VDB-98727, VDB-98601, VDB-98602 and VDB-98603 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 99264
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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: Aleksandar Nikolic
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2485 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2485
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98672
SecurityFocus: 97132 - Apple iOS/macOS/WatchOS/tvOS CVE-2017-2485 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2485 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:20
Updated: 11/01/2024 16:57
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:20 (69), 08/21/2020 16:11 (15), 11/20/2022 10:04 (4), 11/01/2024 16:57 (16)
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