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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function 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 summary by CVE is:
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.
The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was published 10/29/2018 by Kevin Backhouse with Semmle as HT209193 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4291 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues were 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). Similar entries are available at 126195, 126166, 126170 and 126172.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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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
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍10/29/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209193
Researcher: Kevin Backhouse
Organization: Semmle
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4291 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2018 11:50Updated: 04/09/2020 06:34
Changes: 10/31/2018 11:50 (67), 04/09/2020 06:34 (10)
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