Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-2421 - Race Condition 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-362
nessus

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "AppleGraphicsPowerManagement" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
116

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Leveraging Race Conditions
    This attack targets a race condition occurring when multiple processes access and manipulate the same resource concurrently and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place. The attacker can leverage a race condition by "running the race", modifying the resource and modifying the normal execution flow. For instance a race condition can occur while accessing a file, the attacker can trick the system by replacing the original file with his version and cause the system to read the malicious file.
  • Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
    This attack targets a race condition occurring between the time of check (state) for a resource and the time of use of a resource. The typical example is the file access. The attacker can leverage a file access race condition by "running the race", meaning that he would modify the resource between the first time the target program accesses the file and the time the target program uses the file. During that period of time, the attacker could do something such as replace the file and cause an escalation of privilege.

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_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/13");

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    "CVE-2016-7937",
    "CVE-2016-7938",
    "CVE-2016-7939",
    "CVE-2016-7940",
    "CVE-2016-7973",
    "CVE-2016-7974",
    "CVE-2016-7975",
    "CVE-2016-7983",
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    "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",
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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",
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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);