Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 System Integrity Protection input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component System Integrity Protection. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-6974. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component System Integrity Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was published 03/27/2017 by Patrick Wardle with Synack as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6974 since 03/17/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. 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:

A validation issue existed in the handling of system installation. This issue was addressed through improved handling and validation during the installation process.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97140†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98727, VDB-98601, VDB-98602 and VDB-98603. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
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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: Patrick Wardle
Organization: Synack
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98675
SecurityFocus: 97140 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6974 - Apple - macOS - File Modification Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:21
Updated: 11/02/2024 01:42
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:21 (71), 08/21/2020 16:15 (6), 11/20/2022 10:29 (4), 11/02/2024 01:42 (16)
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