Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 Postfix Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.1 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Postfix. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13.1 is affected. The issue involves the third-party "Postfix" product. Versions before 3.2.2 might allow local users to gain privileges or have unspecified other impact.

The bug was discovered 10/31/2017. The weakness was published 10/31/2017 as HT208221 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13826 since 08/30/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 3.2.2.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105080 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)), 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 (105080). Similar entries are available at 108927, 108928, 108929 and 108930.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Nessus ID: 105080
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Meltdown)
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OpenVAS ID: 861083
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities HT208221
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.1

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208221
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-13826 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 101637 - Apple macOS and macOS Server CVE-2017-13826 Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 11/03/2017 15:18
Updated: 12/03/2019 13:42
Changes: 11/03/2017 15:18 (36), 12/03/2019 13:42 (27)
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