Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 WebKit Address access control

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.2$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes access control (Address). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-2486. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Address). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. 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. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was published 03/27/2017 by Lufeng Li (lokihardt) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as HT207615 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2486 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed through improved state management.

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 97147†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98600, VDB-98595, VDB-98597 and VDB-98593. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Name: Address
Class: Access control / Address
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207615
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
03/27/2017 +116 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/01/2017 +4 days 🔍
11/02/2024 +2772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207615
Researcher: Lufeng Li (lokihardt)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-2486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98725
SecurityFocus: 97147 - Apple macOS/iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2486 - Apple - Multiple Products - Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 11:27
Updated: 11/02/2024 02:51
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:27 (65), 08/21/2020 16:41 (15), 11/20/2022 15:06 (4), 11/02/2024 02:51 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:0B8:103

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to stay up to date on a daily basis?

Enable the mail alert feature now!