ID

VAR-201705-3384

CVE

CVE-2017-2502

TITLE

plural Apple Product CoreAudio Vulnerability that bypasses memory read restrictions in components

DESCRIPTION

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreAudio" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app. plural Apple Product CoreAudio A component contains a vulnerability that bypasses memory read restrictions.An attacker could bypass the memory read limit through a crafted application. Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS are prone to multiple security vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these issues to gain elevated privileges, perform unauthorized actions and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause a denial-of-service condition. Apple iOS is an operating system developed for mobile devices; tvOS is a smart TV operating system. CoreAudio is one of the core audio components. The following products and versions are affected: Apple iOS prior to 10.3.2; macOS Sierra prior to 10.12.5; tvOS prior to 10.2.1; watchOS prior to 3.2.2. CVE-2017-2521: lokihardt of Google Project Zero Installation note: Instructions on how to update your Apple Watch software are available at https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204641 To check the version on your Apple Watch, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and select "My Watch > General > About". Alternatively, on your watch, select "My Watch > General > About". -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 APPLE-SA-2017-05-15-2 iOS 10.3.2 iOS 10.3.2 is now available and addresses the following: AVEVideoEncoder Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to gain kernel privileges Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2017-6989: Adam Donenfeld (@doadam) of the Zimperium zLabs Team CoreAudio Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. CVE-2017-2502: Yangkang (@dnpushme) of Qihoo360 Qex Team iBooks Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: A maliciously crafted book may open arbitrary websites without user permission Description: A URL handling issue was addressed through improved state management. CVE-2017-2497: Jun Kokatsu (@shhnjk) iBooks Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges Description: An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed through improved path sanitization. CVE-2017-6981: evi1m0 of YSRC (sec.ly.com) IOSurface Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to gain kernel privileges Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2017-6979: Adam Donenfeld of Zimperium zLabs Kernel Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges Description: A race condition was addressed through improved locking. CVE-2017-2501: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero Kernel Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to read restricted memory Description: A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. CVE-2017-2507: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero CVE-2017-6987: Patrick Wardle of Synack Notifications Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to cause a denial of service Description: A denial of service issue was addressed through improved memory handling. CVE-2017-6982: Vincent Desmurs (vincedes3), Sem Voigtlander (OxFEEDFACE), and Joseph Shenton of CoffeeBreakers Safari Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted webpage may lead to an application denial of service Description: An issue in Safari's history menu was addressed through improved memory handling. CVE-2017-2495: Tubasa Iinuma (@llamakko_cafe) of Gehirn Inc. Security Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Update to the certificate trust policy Description: A certificate validation issue existed in the handling of untrusted certificates. This issue was addressed through improved user handling of trust acceptance. CVE-2017-2498: Andrew Jerman SQLite Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: A maliciously crafted SQL query may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A use after free issue was addressed through improved memory management. CVE-2017-2513: found by OSS-Fuzz SQLite Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: A maliciously crafted SQL query may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A buffer overflow issue was addressed through improved memory handling. CVE-2017-2518: found by OSS-Fuzz CVE-2017-2520: found by OSS-Fuzz SQLite Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: A maliciously crafted SQL query may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2017-2519: found by OSS-Fuzz SQLite Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. CVE-2017-6983: Chaitin Security Research Lab (@ChaitinTech) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-6991: Chaitin Security Research Lab (@ChaitinTech) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative TextInput Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Parsing maliciously crafted data may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2017-2524: Ian Beer of Google Project Zero WebKit Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2017-2496: Apple CVE-2017-2505: lokihardt of Google Project Zero CVE-2017-2506: Zheng Huang of the Baidu Security Lab working with Trend Microas Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-2514: lokihardt of Google Project Zero CVE-2017-2515: lokihardt of Google Project Zero CVE-2017-2521: lokihardt of Google Project Zero CVE-2017-2525: Kai Kang (4B5F5F4B) of Tencentas Xuanwu Lab ( tencent.com) working with Trend Microas Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-2526: Kai Kang (4B5F5F4B) of Tencentas Xuanwu Lab (tencent.com) working with Trend Microas Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-2530: Wei Yuan of Baidu Security Lab CVE-2017-2531: lokihardt of Google Project Zero CVE-2017-2538: Richard Zhu (fluorescence) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-2539: Richard Zhu (fluorescence) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-2544: 360 Security (@mj0011sec) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-2547: lokihardt of Google Project Zero, Team Sniper (Keen Lab and PC Mgr) working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative CVE-2017-6980: lokihardt of Google Project Zero CVE-2017-6984: lokihardt of Google Project Zero WebKit Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of WebKit Editor commands. This issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2017-2504: lokihardt of Google Project Zero WebKit Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of WebKit container nodes. This issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2017-2508: lokihardt of Google Project Zero WebKit Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of pageshow events. This issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2017-2510: lokihardt of Google Project Zero WebKit Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of WebKit cached frames. This issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2017-2528: lokihardt of Google Project Zero WebKit Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: Multiple memory corruption issues with addressed through improved memory handling. CVE-2017-2536: Samuel GroA and Niklas Baumstark working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative WebKit Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting Description: A logic issue existed in frame loading. This issue was addressed with improved state management. CVE-2017-2549: lokihardt of Google Project Zero WebKit Web Inspector Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, and iPod touch 6th generation Impact: An application may be able to execute unsigned code Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. CVE-2017-2499: George Dan (@theninjaprawn) Installation note: This update is available through iTunes and Software Update on your iOS device, and will not appear in your computer's Software Update application, or in the Apple Downloads site. Make sure you have an Internet connection and have installed the latest version of iTunes from https://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes and Software Update on the device will automatically check Apple's update server on its weekly schedule. When an update is detected, it is downloaded and the option to be installed is presented to the user when the iOS device is docked. We recommend applying the update immediately if possible. Selecting Don't Install will present the option the next time you connect your iOS device. The automatic update process may take up to a week depending on the day that iTunes or the device checks for updates. You may manually obtain the update via the Check for Updates button within iTunes, or the Software Update on your device. To check that the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad has been updated: * Navigate to Settings * Select General * Select About. The version after applying this update will be "10.3.2". 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access control error

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Apple

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2025-04-20T22:24:57.407000+00:00

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