Apple macOS up to 10.13.5 Kernel memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.5 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was shared 06/01/2018 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT208849 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4241 since 01/02/2018. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110324 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.5 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 370985 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 10.13.5 2018-003 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110324) and Exploit-DB (44849). The entries 118673, 118642, 118643 and 118644 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 110324
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.5 2018-003

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208849
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4241 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041027
SecurityFocus: 103204

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 06/03/2018 14:15
Updated: 03/20/2023 07:50
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:15 (70), 02/12/2020 08:25 (15), 03/20/2023 07:44 (5), 03/20/2023 07:50 (1)
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