Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 State information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component State Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-4185. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.3 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component State Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In iOS before 11.3, tvOS before 11.3, watchOS before 4.3, and macOS before High Sierra 10.13.4, an information disclosure issue existed in the transition of program state. This issue was addressed with improved state handling.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was published 07/19/2018 as HT208696 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4185 since 01/02/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 112 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 10.13.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-115340, VDB-115341, VDB-115342 and VDB-115343. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.4

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
03/29/2018 +86 days 🔍
07/19/2018 +112 days 🔍
07/19/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2019 +176 days 🔍
01/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2020 +472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208696
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129100
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2019 12:10
Updated: 04/28/2020 21:57
Changes: 01/12/2019 12:10 (63), 04/28/2020 21:57 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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