PT-2018-5605 · Apple · Watchos+3

Kevin Backhouse · Published 2018-04-03 · Updated 2023-06-12 · CVE-2017-13904

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: iOS versions prior to 11.2 macOS versions prior to 10.13.2 tvOS versions prior to 11.2 watchOS versions prior to 4.2

Description: The issue involves the Kernel component and allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service via a crafted app, resulting in memory corruption.

Recommendations: For iOS versions prior to 11.2, update to version 11.2 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.13.2, update to version 10.13.2 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 11.2, update to version 11.2 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 4.2, update to version 4.2 or later.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00923

CVE-2017-13904

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

Watchos

References · 15

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13904 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208327 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208334 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208325 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00923 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13904 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208850 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172828/Apple-packet-mangler-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Note
• https://t.me/defcon_news/114692 · Telegram Post
• https://lgtm.com/blog/apple_xnu_packet_mangler_CVE-2017-13904 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208849 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041027 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208851 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT208848 · Note