Pixar Renderman 22.2.0 on Mac OS X Install Helper Tool input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Pixar Renderman 22.2.0 on Mac OS X. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Install Helper Tool. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-4054. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Pixar Renderman 22.2.0 on Mac OS X. Affected is an unknown part of the component Install Helper Tool. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the install helper tool of the Mac OS X version of Pixar Renderman, version 22.2.0. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit this flaw.

The bug was discovered 01/14/2019. The weakness was shared 03/08/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4054 since 01/02/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. A 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 53 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.

The entry VDB-131485 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
01/14/2019 +377 days 🔍
03/08/2019 +53 days 🔍
03/09/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/29/2023 +1603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131484
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2019 07:29
Updated: 07/29/2023 16:04
Changes: 03/09/2019 07:29 (55), 05/14/2020 20:08 (1), 07/29/2023 15:58 (3), 07/29/2023 16:04 (12)
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