CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.5 | $5k-$25k | 0.03 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS up to 11.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component File System Events. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was published 03/29/2018 as HT208693 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4167 since 01/02/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/24/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A race condition was addressed with additional validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108786 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.4 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370851 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, Security Update 2018-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-002 El Capitan Not Installed).
Upgrading to version 11.3 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 (108786). Similar entries are available at 115299, 115296, 115297 and 115298.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 108786
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902798
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208692)-01
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 11.3
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍03/29/2018 🔍
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03/31/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208693
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4167 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040604
SecurityFocus: 101274
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 03/31/2018 19:24Updated: 02/24/2023 18:32
Changes: 03/31/2018 19:24 (67), 01/18/2020 16:48 (12), 02/06/2021 16:23 (4), 02/24/2023 18:32 (3)
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