Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 IOHIDFamily memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3. This affects an unknown part of the component IOHIDFamily. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4098. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component IOHIDFamily. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2018. The weakness was released 01/26/2018 by Alex Gaynor with Mozilla as HT208465 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4098 since 01/02/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106297 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-001) (Meltdown)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370738 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, Security Update 2018-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan Not Installed (Meltdown)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106297) and SecurityFocus (BID 102785†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-110054, VDB-111325, VDB-112574 and VDB-112575. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 106297
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-001) (Meltdown)
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OpenVAS ID: 54901
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 (HT208465)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208465
Researcher: Alex Gaynor
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112576
SecurityFocus: 102785 - Apple macOS APPLE-SA-2018-1-23-2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040267

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2018 18:53
Updated: 02/02/2021 07:40
Changes: 01/28/2018 18:53 (77), 12/31/2019 06:53 (7), 02/02/2021 07:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CDA:103

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