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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
A denial of service issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.
The bug was discovered 12/05/2018. The weakness was presented 12/05/2018 by Kevin Backhouse with Semmle as HT209341 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4460 since 01/02/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:
A denial of service issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119841 (macOS 10.14.x < 10.14.2 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 371369 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.2, Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2018-006 Sierra Not Installed(HT209341)).
Upgrading to version 10.14.2 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 (119841). See 126171, 127563, 127564 and 127567 for similar entries.
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 119841
Nessus Name: macOS 10.14.x < 10.14.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.2
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209341
Researcher: Kevin Backhouse
Organization: Semmle
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4460 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 12/06/2018 18:07Updated: 04/18/2020 12:14
Changes: 12/06/2018 18:07 (69), 04/18/2020 12:14 (10)
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