hide.me up to 2.4.3 on macOS Helper Tool me_hide_vpnhelper.Helper access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in hide.me up to 2.4.3 on macOS and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function connectWithExecutablePath:configFilePath:configFileName of the file me_hide_vpnhelper.Helper of the component Helper Tool. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-12174. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in hide.me up to 2.4.3 on macOS and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function connectWithExecutablePath:configFilePath:configFileName of the file me_hide_vpnhelper.Helper of the component Helper Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

hide.me before 2.4.4 on macOS suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability in the connectWithExecutablePath:configFilePath:configFileName method of the me_hide_vpnhelper.Helper class in the me.hide.vpnhelper macOS privilege helper tool. This method takes user-supplied input and can be used to escalate privileges, as well as obtain the ability to run any application on the system in the root context.

The weakness was published 07/08/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-12174 since 05/17/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: hide.me 2.4.4

Timelineinfo

05/17/2019 🔍
07/08/2019 +52 days 🔍
07/08/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2023 +1563 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: drive.google.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-12174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-12174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137470

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2019 09:21 PM
Updated: 10/18/2023 11:04 AM
Changes: 07/08/2019 09:21 PM (39), 07/02/2020 11:13 AM (17), 10/18/2023 11:04 AM (4)
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