Apple macOS up to 10.13.4 Smartcard PIN information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple macOS up to 10.13.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component Smartcard PIN Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-4179. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Smartcard PIN Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.4, there was an issue with the handling of smartcard PINs. This issue was addressed with additional logic.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was published 01/23/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4179 since 01/02/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 10.13.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-115299, VDB-115297, VDB-115298 and VDB-115300. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.5

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
01/23/2018 +21 days 🔍
01/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2018 +65 days 🔍
01/11/2019 +288 days 🔍
01/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2020 +472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-4179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129050
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2019 12:03
Updated: 04/28/2020 21:07
Changes: 01/12/2019 12:03 (61), 04/28/2020 21:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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