Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2490. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12.3 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. 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. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2017 by Ian Beer with Google Security Research (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2490 since 12/01/2016. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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 10.12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41804), Tenable (99264) and SecurityFocus (BID 97301†). The entries VDB-98613, VDB-98614, VDB-98618 and VDB-98619 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 99264
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 10.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.12.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Security Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99162
SecurityFocus: 97301 - Apple iOS/macOS/WatchOS/tvOS CVE-2017-2490 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2490 - Apple - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2017 13:38
Updated: 11/02/2024 12:10
Changes: 04/02/2017 13:38 (72), 08/27/2020 16:36 (12), 11/02/2024 12:10 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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