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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.4 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component WindowServer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (Keylogger). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was published 03/29/2018 as HT208692 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4131 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. The advisory points out:
By scanning key states, an unprivileged application could log keystrokes entered into other applications even when secure input mode was enabled. This issue was addressed by improved state management.
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.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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, 115297, 115298 and 115300.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploiting
Name: KeyloggerClass: 7pk security / Keylogger
CWE: CWE-254
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Remote: Yes
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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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Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍03/29/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208692
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4131 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040604
SecurityFocus: 103581 - Apple iOS and macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 03/31/2018 21:27Updated: 02/07/2021 16:55
Changes: 03/31/2018 21:27 (77), 01/19/2020 16:43 (5), 02/07/2021 16:55 (4)
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