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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was released 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-13836 since 08/30/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103598 (macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c.
Upgrading to version 10.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103598). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 89669, 89849, 98603 and 99763.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 861083
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities HT208221
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1
Timeline
07/18/2016 🔍08/30/2017 🔍
10/03/2017 🔍
10/31/2017 🔍
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11/03/2017 🔍
11/12/2017 🔍
01/22/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208221
Researcher: Scott Geary
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13836 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039710
SecurityFocus: 91816
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 11/03/2017 15:16Updated: 01/22/2021 07:33
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:16 (76), 12/03/2019 11:29 (3), 01/22/2021 07:28 (3), 01/22/2021 07:33 (3)
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