Apple macOS up to 10.13.6 ATS type conversion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component ATS. The manipulation leads to type conversion. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-4285. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.6 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ATS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type conversion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.

The bug was discovered 07/09/2018. The weakness was presented 07/09/2018 by Colin Percival with Amazon as HT208937 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4285 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 advisory points out:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111136 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-004)), 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371061 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, Security Update 2018-004 Sierra, Security Update 2018-004 El Capitan Not Installed (HT208937)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (111136) and SecurityFocus (BID 104460†). See VDB-112694, VDB-120959, VDB-120973 and VDB-120987 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Type conversion
CWE: CWE-704
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Nessus ID: 111136
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-004)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208937
Researcher: Colin Percival
Organization: Amazon
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121043
SecurityFocus: 104460 - Intel Core Microprocessors CVE-2018-3665 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 07/10/2018 14:32
Updated: 03/01/2020 09:51
Changes: 07/10/2018 14:32 (68), 03/01/2020 09:51 (14)
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