VDB-118683 · CVE-2018-4223 · HT208850

Apple tvOS up to 11.3 Security information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.3. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Security. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4223. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple tvOS up to 11.3 (Digital Media Player). This affects an unknown code block of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was presented 05/29/2018 as HT208850 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4223 since 01/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 advisory points out:

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management.

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 11.4 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). See VDB-118642, VDB-118643, VDB-118645 and VDB-118647 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 110324
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.4

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
05/29/2018 +147 days 🔍
05/29/2018 +0 days 🔍
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06/03/2018 +5 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +2 days 🔍
06/08/2018 +3 days 🔍
07/26/2024 +2240 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208850
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118683
SecurityFocus: 103204
SecurityTracker: 1041027

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2018 14:31
Updated: 07/26/2024 12:14
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:31 (64), 02/12/2020 10:16 (11), 03/20/2023 09:49 (5), 03/20/2023 09:53 (1), 07/26/2024 12:14 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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