VDB-129020 · CVE-2018-4046 · GCVE-0-2018-4046

CleanMyMac X 4.04 Helper Service Application input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in CleanMyMac X 4.04. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Helper Service. Such manipulation as part of Application leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-4046. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CleanMyMac X 4.04 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Helper Service. The manipulation as part of a Application 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. CVE summarizes:

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the helper service of Clean My Mac X, version 4.04, due to improper input validation. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to terminate a privileged helper application. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

The bug was discovered 01/02/2019. The weakness was published 01/10/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4046 since 01/02/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-129021, VDB-129019, VDB-129018 and VDB-129017. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

CleanMyMac X

Version

4.04

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
01/02/2019 +365 days 🔍
01/10/2019 +8 days 🔍
01/10/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/26/2023 +1627 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129020
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2019 09:04
Updated: 06/26/2023 10:01
Changes: 01/11/2019 09:04 (57), 04/28/2020 16:30 (1), 06/26/2023 10:01 (14)
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