Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 AppleGraphicsControl Memory input validation
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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (Memory). 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 confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to read restricted memory.
The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2019 by Arash Tohidi as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8817. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.
Upgrading to version 10.15.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Name: MemoryClass: Input validation / Memory
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.1
Timeline
02/18/2019 🔍10/29/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT210722
Researcher: Arash Tohidi
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8817 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 10/31/2019 08:33Updated: 01/31/2024 12:36
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:33 (48), 10/31/2019 08:38 (17), 01/31/2024 12:36 (4)
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