Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 WiFi input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WiFi. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-4368. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component WiFi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.1, tvOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1.

The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was released 10/29/2018 by Alex with Technische Universität Darmstadt as HT209193 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4368 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (118573). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-126195, VDB-126166, VDB-126170 and VDB-126172. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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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10/29/2018 +300 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209193
Researcher: Alex
Organization: Technische Universität Darmstadt
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4368 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4368
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126341
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2018 11:51
Updated: 07/25/2024 11:38
Changes: 10/31/2018 11:51 (67), 04/09/2020 09:10 (10), 07/25/2024 11:38 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:537:103

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