Apple iOS up to 10.2 Kernel use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 10.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-2472. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 10.2 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. 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 presented 03/27/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT207617 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2472 since 12/01/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A use after free issue was addressed through improved memory management.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 10.3 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 Exploit-DB (41791), Tenable (99264) and SecurityFocus (BID 97137†). See VDB-98613, VDB-98614, VDB-98618 and VDB-98619 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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: iOS 10.3

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03/27/2017 +116 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207617
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98753
SecurityFocus: 97137 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2472 - Apple - Multiple Products - Use-After-Free Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 11:40
Updated: 10/30/2024 10:33
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:40 (79), 08/21/2020 18:56 (9), 11/21/2022 07:35 (4), 10/30/2024 10:33 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:A1D:103

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