Apple Swift up to 4.1.0 on Ubuntu access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Swift up to 4.1.0 on Ubuntu and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4220. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Swift up to 4.1.0 on Ubuntu. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/04/2018 as HT20880 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4220 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.1.1 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 SecurityFocus (BID 104085†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Ubuntu 14.04

Not Affected

  • Ubuntu 16.04/16.10

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Swift 4.1.1

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
05/04/2018 +122 days 🔍
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05/08/2018 +4 days 🔍
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03/08/2023 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT20880
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4220 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117407
SecurityFocus: 104085 - Apple Swift CVE-2018-4220 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2018 08:50
Updated: 03/08/2023 18:31
Changes: 05/08/2018 08:50 (64), 02/02/2020 17:55 (5), 03/08/2023 18:31 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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