Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4169. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.3, Security Update 2018-001 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan, an out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2018. The weakness was shared 02/23/2018 as HT208465 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4169 since 01/02/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 31 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying the patch Security Update 2018-001 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-112574, VDB-112575, VDB-112576 and VDB-112577 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: Security Update 2018-001

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
01/23/2018 +21 days 🔍
02/23/2018 +31 days 🔍
02/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2019 +322 days 🔍
01/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2020 +472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208465
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129049
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2019 12:00
Updated: 04/28/2020 21:00
Changes: 01/12/2019 12:00 (62), 04/28/2020 21:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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