Apple macOS up to 10.13.5 Grand Central Dispatch 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Grand Central Dispatch. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4229. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.5 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Grand Central Dispatch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2018. The weakness was shared 06/01/2018 as HT208849 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4229 since 01/02/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/19/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in parsing entitlement plists. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110324 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.5 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 370985 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 10.13.5 2018-003 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 (110324). The entries VDB-118673, VDB-118642, VDB-118643 and VDB-118644 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 110324
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.5 2018-003

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01/02/2018 🔍
06/01/2018 +150 days 🔍
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06/03/2018 +2 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +2 days 🔍
06/08/2018 +2 days 🔍
03/19/2023 +1745 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208849
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118649
SecurityFocus: 103204
SecurityTracker: 1041027

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

Created: 06/03/2018 14:14
Updated: 03/19/2023 15:28
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:14 (74), 02/12/2020 07:27 (3), 03/19/2023 15:23 (5), 03/19/2023 15:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:376:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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