Apple macOS up to 10.14.3 Perl out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Perl. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-18313. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Perl. 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, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer over-read via a crafted regular expression that triggers disclosure of sensitive information from process memory.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2018. The weakness was published 03/25/2019 as HT209600 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-18313 since 10/14/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in Perl were addressed in this update.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 120189 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : perl (SUSE-SU-2018:4187-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176537 (Debian Security Update for perl (DSA 4347-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (120189) and SecurityFocus (BID 106145†). Similar entries are available at VDB-127381, VDB-127382, VDB-127383 and VDB-127384. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 120189
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : perl (SUSE-SU-2018:4187-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.4
Patch: github.com

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10/14/2018 🔍
11/29/2018 +46 days 🔍
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12/07/2018 +8 days 🔍
01/02/2019 +26 days 🔍
03/25/2019 +82 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +1596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209600
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-18313 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18313
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132370

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SecurityFocus: 106145 - Perl Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1042181

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:30
Updated: 08/08/2023 09:22
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:30 (70), 05/21/2020 09:39 (15), 08/08/2023 09:22 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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