Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4090. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2018. The weakness was presented 01/26/2018 by Jann Horn with Google Project Zero as HT208465 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4090 since 01/02/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A memory initialization issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 Exploit-DB (43923), Tenable (106297) and SecurityFocus (BID 102782†). See VDB-110054, VDB-111325, VDB-112574 and VDB-112575 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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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: 71145
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 (HT208465)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208465
Researcher: Jann Horn
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112578
SecurityFocus: 102782 - Apple iOS/WatchOS/tvOS/macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040265

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

Created: 01/28/2018 18:54
Updated: 12/25/2024 05:13
Changes: 01/28/2018 18:54 (80), 12/31/2019 06:39 (8), 02/02/2021 07:46 (4), 12/25/2024 05:13 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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