VDB-116220 · CVE-2018-4173 · OpenVAS 56467

Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 Status Bar Microphone privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Status Bar. The manipulation results in privileges management (Microphone). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4173. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Status Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Microphone). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app.

The bug was discovered 04/09/2018. The weakness was published 04/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4173 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 10.13.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-115299, VDB-115297, VDB-115298 and VDB-115300. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Microphone
Class: Privileges management / Microphone
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 56467
OpenVAS Name: Apple MacOSX Security Updates(HT208692)-01
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.4

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
04/09/2018 +97 days 🔍
04/13/2018 +4 days 🔍
04/13/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/16/2018 +3 days 🔍
01/25/2020 +649 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-4173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116220
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2018 09:36
Updated: 01/25/2020 08:53
Changes: 04/16/2018 09:36 (62), 01/25/2020 08:53 (7)
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