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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part 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. CVE summarizes:
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.
The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was presented 10/29/2018 as HT209193 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4424 since 01/02/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:
A buffer overflow was addressed with improved size validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118574 (macOS 10.14.x < 10.14.1 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.
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 (118574). See 126271, 126272, 126273 and 126274 for similar entries.
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 118574
Nessus Name: macOS 10.14.x < 10.14.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.1
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍10/29/2018 🔍
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10/30/2018 🔍
10/31/2018 🔍
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04/09/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209193
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4424 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2018 11:51Updated: 04/09/2020 07:37
Changes: 10/31/2018 11:51 (65), 04/09/2020 07:37 (10)
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