CVE-2017-2456

HIGH

iPhone OS < 10.3, macOS < 10.12.4, tvOS < 10.2, watchOS < 3.2 - Kernel Race Condition

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-2456. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in macOS's mach_msg to trigger a heap overflow in diagnosticd, leading to a potential privilege escalation. It uses memory manipulation and timing attacks to corrupt memory in a sandboxed process.

Description

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. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · dosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41778

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This exploit leverages a race condition in macOS's mach_msg to trigger a heap overflow in diagnosticd, leading to a potential privilege escalation. It uses memory manipulation and timing attacks to corrupt memory in a sandboxed process.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Complex

Reliability

Racy

Target: macOS Sierra 10.12.2 (16C67)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: macOS Sierra 10.12.2 · more than 512MB memory · sandboxed process context

MITRE ATT&CK