Apple iOS up to 11.2 System Preferences permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple iOS up to 11.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component System Preferences. Such manipulation leads to permissions. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-4115. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component System Preferences. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permissions vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-281. The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was released 03/29/2018 by Matt as HT208693 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4115 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/27/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in CFPreferences. This issue was addressed through improved preferences cleanup.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108786 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.4 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 370851 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, Security Update 2018-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-002 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 11.3 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 (108786). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-115299, VDB-115296, VDB-115297 and VDB-115298. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Permissions
CWE: CWE-281 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 108786
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902798
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208692)-01
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.3

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01/02/2018 🔍
03/29/2018 +86 days 🔍
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03/31/2018 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208693
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4115 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115316
SecurityFocus: 101274
SecurityTracker: 1040604

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2018 19:28
Updated: 07/27/2024 18:08
Changes: 03/31/2018 19:28 (66), 01/18/2020 19:21 (12), 02/06/2021 17:41 (3), 02/24/2023 19:26 (3), 07/27/2024 18:08 (16)
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