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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple tvOS up to 10.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-2476. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple tvOS up to 10.1 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 03/28/2017. The weakness was presented 03/27/2017 by Ivan Fratric (lokihardt) with Google Project Zero as HT207601 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-2476 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 370349 (Apple Safari 10.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-2)).
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 Exploit-DB (41814), Tenable (99264) and SecurityFocus (BID 97130†). See VDB-96539, VDB-98600, VDB-98595 and VDB-98597 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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: 802925
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207600
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: tvOS 10.2
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍03/27/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT207601
Researcher: Ivan Fratric (lokihardt)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2476 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2476
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98893
SecurityFocus: 97130 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2476 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038137
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/28/2017 12:25Updated: 03/10/2025 16:49
Changes: 03/28/2017 12:25 (79), 08/23/2020 07:17 (11), 11/22/2022 08:48 (5), 03/10/2025 16:49 (14)
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