Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-2398 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Apple mac OS X

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
apple
CWE-119
nessus

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
272

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
NASL idMACOS_10_12_4.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a version of macOS that is 10.12.x prior to 10.12.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in multiple components, some of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these remote code execution vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The affected components are as follows : - apache - apache_mod_php - AppleGraphicsPowerManagement - AppleRAID - Audio - Bluetooth - Carbon - CoreGraphics - CoreMedia - CoreText - curl - EFI - FinderKit - FontParser - HTTPProtocol - Hypervisor - iBooks - ImageIO - Intel Graphics Driver - IOATAFamily - IOFireWireAVC - IOFireWireFamily - Kernel - Keyboards - libarchive - libc++abi - LibreSSL - MCX Client - Menus - Multi-Touch - OpenSSH - OpenSSL - Printing - python - QuickTime - Security - SecurityFoundation - sudo - System Integrity Protection - tcpdump - tiffutil - WebKit
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id99134
published2017-03-31
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/99134
titlemacOS 10.12.x < 10.12.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (httpoxy)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
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  script_id(99134);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/13");

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    "CVE-2016-7939",
    "CVE-2016-7940",
    "CVE-2016-7973",
    "CVE-2016-7974",
    "CVE-2016-7975",
    "CVE-2016-7983",
    "CVE-2016-7984",
    "CVE-2016-7985",
    "CVE-2016-7986",
    "CVE-2016-7992",
    "CVE-2016-7993",
    "CVE-2016-8574",
    "CVE-2016-8575",
    "CVE-2016-8740",
    "CVE-2016-8743",
    "CVE-2016-9533",
    "CVE-2016-9535",
    "CVE-2016-9536",
    "CVE-2016-9537",
    "CVE-2016-9538",
    "CVE-2016-9539",
    "CVE-2016-9540",
    "CVE-2016-9586",
    "CVE-2016-9935",
    "CVE-2016-10009",
    "CVE-2016-10010",
    "CVE-2016-10011",
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    "CVE-2017-2406",
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    "CVE-2017-2408",
    "CVE-2017-2409",
    "CVE-2017-2410",
    "CVE-2017-2413",
    "CVE-2017-2416",
    "CVE-2017-2417",
    "CVE-2017-2418",
    "CVE-2017-2420",
    "CVE-2017-2421",
    "CVE-2017-2422",
    "CVE-2017-2423",
    "CVE-2017-2425",
    "CVE-2017-2426",
    "CVE-2017-2427",
    "CVE-2017-2428",
    "CVE-2017-2429",
    "CVE-2017-2430",
    "CVE-2017-2431",
    "CVE-2017-2432",
    "CVE-2017-2435",
    "CVE-2017-2436",
    "CVE-2017-2437",
    "CVE-2017-2438",
    "CVE-2017-2439",
    "CVE-2017-2440",
    "CVE-2017-2441",
    "CVE-2017-2443",
    "CVE-2017-2448",
    "CVE-2017-2449",
    "CVE-2017-2450",
    "CVE-2017-2451",
    "CVE-2017-2456",
    "CVE-2017-2458",
    "CVE-2017-2461",
    "CVE-2017-2462",
    "CVE-2017-2467",
    "CVE-2017-2472",
    "CVE-2017-2473",
    "CVE-2017-2474",
    "CVE-2017-2477",
    "CVE-2017-2478",
    "CVE-2017-2482",
    "CVE-2017-2483",
    "CVE-2017-2485",
    "CVE-2017-2487",
    "CVE-2017-2489",
    "CVE-2017-2490",
    "CVE-2017-5029",
    "CVE-2017-5202",
    "CVE-2017-5203",
    "CVE-2017-5204",
    "CVE-2017-5205",
    "CVE-2017-5341",
    "CVE-2017-5342",
    "CVE-2017-5482",
    "CVE-2017-5483",
    "CVE-2017-5484",
    "CVE-2017-5485",
    "CVE-2017-5486",
    "CVE-2017-6974",
    "CVE-2017-7070"
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  script_bugtraq_id(
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  script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2017-03-27-3");
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"797896");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"40961");
  script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"40962");

  script_name(english:"macOS 10.12.x < 10.12.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (httpoxy)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of macOS.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple security
vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of macOS that is 10.12.x prior to
10.12.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities in
multiple components, some of which are remote code execution
vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these
remote code execution vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a
specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary
code in the context of the current user. The affected components are
as follows :

  - apache
  - apache_mod_php
  - AppleGraphicsPowerManagement
  - AppleRAID
  - Audio
  - Bluetooth
  - Carbon
  - CoreGraphics
  - CoreMedia
  - CoreText
  - curl
  - EFI
  - FinderKit
  - FontParser
  - HTTPProtocol
  - Hypervisor
  - iBooks
  - ImageIO
  - Intel Graphics Driver
  - IOATAFamily
  - IOFireWireAVC
  - IOFireWireFamily
  - Kernel
  - Keyboards
  - libarchive
  - libc++abi
  - LibreSSL
  - MCX Client
  - Menus
  - Multi-Touch
  - OpenSSH
  - OpenSSL
  - Printing
  - python
  - QuickTime
  - Security
  - SecurityFoundation
  - sudo
  - System Integrity Protection
  - tcpdump
  - tiffutil
  - WebKit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207615");
  # https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Mar/msg00004.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ddb4db4a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://httpoxy.org");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to macOS version 10.12.4 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-5636");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/03/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/03/31");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:macos");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/OS");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os)
{
  os = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/OS");
  if ("Mac OS X" >!< os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "macOS / Mac OS X");

  c = get_kb_item("Host/OS/Confidence");
  if (c <= 70) exit(1, "Can't determine the host's OS with sufficient confidence.");
}
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "macOS / Mac OS X");

matches = eregmatch(pattern:"Mac OS X ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+)", string:os);
if (isnull(matches)) exit(1, "Failed to parse the macOS / Mac OS X version ('" + os + "').");

version = matches[1];
if (version !~ "^10\.12($|[^0-9])") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS 10.12.x");

fixed_version = "10.12.4";
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port:0,
    severity:SECURITY_HOLE,
    xss:TRUE,
    extra:
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version +
      '\n'
  );
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "macOS / Mac OS X", version);