Apple macOS up to 10.12 Spotlight information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.12. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Spotlight. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-13839. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.12 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Spotlight. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Spotlight" component. It allows local users to see results for other users' files.

The bug was discovered 11/10/2017. The weakness was published 04/03/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13839 since 08/30/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103598 (macOS < 10.13 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.

Upgrading to version 10.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103598) and SecurityFocus (BID 91816†). Similar entries are available at VDB-89669, VDB-89849, VDB-98603 and VDB-99763. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 103598
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13

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07/18/2016 🔍
08/30/2017 +408 days 🔍
09/25/2017 +26 days 🔍
10/03/2017 +8 days 🔍
11/10/2017 +38 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +144 days 🔍
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04/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/08/2021 +1042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Scott Geary
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-13839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115535
SecurityFocus: 91816 - Apache HTTP Server CVE-2016-5387 Security Bypass Vulnerability

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

Created: 04/03/2018 14:32
Updated: 02/08/2021 09:54
Changes: 04/03/2018 14:32 (71), 01/20/2020 10:30 (4), 02/08/2021 09:54 (2)
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