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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component IOGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.
The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was shared 10/29/2018 with Zero Day Initiative as HT209193 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4422 since 01/02/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118573 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-005)), 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 l.
Upgrading to version 10.14.1 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 (118573). The entries 126195, 126166, 126170 and 126172 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 118573
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-005)
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.1
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01/02/2018 🔍10/29/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209193
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4422 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2018 11:47Updated: 04/08/2020 20:30
Changes: 10/31/2018 11:47 (66), 04/08/2020 20:30 (10)
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