Apple tvOS up to 10.1 FontParser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component FontParser. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-2407. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 10.1 (Digital Media Player). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component FontParser. 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 03/27/2017. The weakness was released 03/27/2017 by John Villamil with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as HT207601 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2407 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved input validation.

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 10.2 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†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-98613, VDB-98614, VDB-98618 and VDB-98619. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Upgrade: tvOS 10.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207601
Researcher: John Villamil
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2407 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2407
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98856
SecurityFocus: 97137 - Apple iOS/tvOS/macOS/watchOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2407 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038138

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2017 12:06
Updated: 10/28/2024 10:18
Changes: 03/28/2017 12:06 (71), 08/22/2020 18:33 (12), 11/21/2022 15:53 (4), 10/28/2024 10:18 (16)
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