Apple macOS up to 10.13.4 PluginKit race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple macOS up to 10.13.4. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PluginKit. The manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4156. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component PluginKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was shared 03/29/2018 as HT208692 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4156 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A race condition was addressed with additional validation.

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).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108786) and SecurityFocus (BID 103581†). The entries VDB-115299, VDB-115297, VDB-115298 and VDB-115300 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 108786
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 866454
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208692)-02
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208692
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115439
SecurityFocus: 103581 - Apple iOS and macOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040604

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

Created: 03/31/2018 21:27
Updated: 07/27/2024 13:06
Changes: 03/31/2018 21:27 (75), 01/19/2020 16:09 (5), 02/07/2021 16:19 (4), 07/27/2024 13:06 (18)
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