Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 AppleGraphicsControl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AppleGraphicsControl. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4410. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component AppleGraphicsControl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2018 by Jann Horn with Google Project Zero as HT209193 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4410 since 01/02/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 118573 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-005)), 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 371291 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.1, Security Update 2018-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2018-005 Sierra Not Installed (HT209193)).

Upgrading to version 10.14.1 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 (118573) and SecurityFocus (BID 104232†). The entries VDB-117820, VDB-118107, VDB-121205 and VDB-126195 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 118573
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-005)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.1

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01/02/2018 🔍
05/21/2018 +139 days 🔍
10/29/2018 +161 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209193
Researcher: Jann Horn
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4410 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4410
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126272
SecurityFocus: 104232 - Multiple CPU Hardware CVE-2018-3639 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Created: 10/31/2018 10:09
Updated: 04/08/2020 16:59
Changes: 10/31/2018 10:09 (70), 04/08/2020 16:59 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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