Apple iOS up to 10.2 WebKit Web Inspector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit Web Inspector. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-2405. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 10.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/28/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 by Paul Thomson (lokihardt) with Apple as HT207617 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2405 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/21/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99167 (macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196754 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3257-1)).

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 Tenable (99167) and SecurityFocus (BID 97129†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-95939, VDB-96539, VDB-97603 and VDB-98600. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 99167
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 10.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207600
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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: Paul Thomson (lokihardt)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98811
SecurityFocus: 97129 - Apple iOS and Safari Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2405 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038137

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

Created: 03/28/2017 11:34
Updated: 11/21/2022 11:48
Changes: 03/28/2017 11:34 (79), 08/22/2020 09:58 (8), 11/21/2022 11:48 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:077:103

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