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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CoreCrypto. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-4269. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.6 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CoreCrypto. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.6.
The bug was discovered 07/09/2018. The weakness was published 07/09/2018 by Colin Percival with Amazon as HT208937 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4269 since 01/02/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.
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†). Similar entries are available at VDB-112694, VDB-120959, VDB-120973 and VDB-120987. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 111136
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-004)
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Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍06/13/2018 🔍
07/09/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208937
Researcher: Colin Percival
Organization: Amazon
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121045
SecurityFocus: 104460 - Intel Core Microprocessors CVE-2018-3665 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 07/10/2018 14:32Updated: 03/01/2020 10:04
Changes: 07/10/2018 14:32 (68), 03/01/2020 10:04 (14)
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