Apple macOS up to 10.14.3 Kernel out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-6207. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/25/2019. The weakness was presented 03/25/2019 with Qihoo 360 as HT209600 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6207 since 01/11/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371712 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2019-3-25-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.14.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-132251, VDB-132296, VDB-132341 and VDB-132342 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.4

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03/25/2019 +73 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209600
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-6207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132363
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:27
Updated: 06/10/2024 06:16
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:27 (63), 05/21/2020 09:29 (3), 08/08/2023 09:10 (4), 06/10/2024 06:16 (16)
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