Webroot SecureAnywhere up to 9.0.8.33 on MacOS Driver write-what-where condition
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Webroot SecureAnywhere up to 9.0.8.33 on MacOS. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Driver Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a write-what-where condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-123. Any condition where the attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location, often as the result of a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Webroot SecureAnywhere before 9.0.8.34 on macOS mishandles access to the driver by a process that lacks root privileges.
The bug was discovered 09/04/2018. The weakness was presented 09/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at answers.webroot.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-16962 since 09/12/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 9.0.8.34 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
- 9.0.8.0
- 9.0.8.1
- 9.0.8.2
- 9.0.8.3
- 9.0.8.4
- 9.0.8.5
- 9.0.8.6
- 9.0.8.7
- 9.0.8.8
- 9.0.8.9
- 9.0.8.10
- 9.0.8.11
- 9.0.8.12
- 9.0.8.13
- 9.0.8.14
- 9.0.8.15
- 9.0.8.16
- 9.0.8.17
- 9.0.8.18
- 9.0.8.19
- 9.0.8.20
- 9.0.8.21
- 9.0.8.22
- 9.0.8.23
- 9.0.8.24
- 9.0.8.25
- 9.0.8.26
- 9.0.8.27
- 9.0.8.28
- 9.0.8.29
- 9.0.8.30
- 9.0.8.31
- 9.0.8.32
- 9.0.8.33
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Write-what-where conditionCWE: CWE-123 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: SecureAnywhere 9.0.8.34
Timeline
09/04/2018 🔍09/12/2018 🔍
09/12/2018 🔍
09/12/2018 🔍
09/13/2018 🔍
03/23/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: answers.webroot.comStatus: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-16962 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 09/13/2018 08:26Updated: 03/23/2020 09:51
Changes: 09/13/2018 08:26 (59), 03/23/2020 09:51 (2)
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