Apple watchOS up to 3.1 libarchive access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component libarchive. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2390. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple watchOS up to 3.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component libarchive. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2017. The weakness was shared 03/27/2017 by Omer Medan with enSilo as HT207602 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2390 since 12/01/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed through improved validation of symlinks.

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 3.2 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 97137†). The entries VDB-98613, VDB-98614, VDB-98618 and VDB-98619 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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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: watchOS 3.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207602
Researcher: Omer Medan
Organization: enSilo
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2390 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2390
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98839
SecurityFocus: 97137 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2390 - Apple - Multiple Products - Symlink Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 12:02
Updated: 10/31/2024 14:21
Changes: 03/28/2017 12:02 (78), 08/22/2020 16:50 (6), 11/21/2022 14:47 (4), 10/31/2024 14:21 (16)
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