Apple macOS up to 10.13 Configuration information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4355. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14.

The weakness was shared 04/03/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4355 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118178 (macOS < 10.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371218 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2018-9-24-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.14 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118178) and SecurityFocus (BID 85054†). The entries VDB-81410, VDB-81411, VDB-81412 and VDB-81413 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118178
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14

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03/21/2016 🔍
01/02/2018 +652 days 🔍
09/24/2018 +265 days 🔍
10/18/2018 +24 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +167 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/13/2024 +2019 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132929
SecurityFocus: 85054 - Apple Mac OS X Server APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-7 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 04/04/2019 10:19
Updated: 10/13/2024 04:42
Changes: 04/04/2019 10:19 (68), 05/25/2020 09:43 (2), 08/25/2023 08:21 (4), 10/13/2024 04:42 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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