Apple macOS up to 10.14.5 autofs privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.5 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component autofs. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-8656. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.5 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component autofs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/22/2019 by Filippo Cavallarin as HT210348 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-8656 since 02/18/2019. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

This was addressed with additional checks by Gatekeeper on files mounted through a network share.

Upgrading to version 10.14.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-138560, VDB-138562, VDB-138563 and VDB-138564. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.6

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02/18/2019 🔍
07/22/2019 +154 days 🔍
07/22/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2019 +2 days 🔍
11/06/2023 +1566 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210348
Researcher: Filippo Cavallarin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138561
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2019 15:10
Updated: 11/06/2023 14:13
Changes: 07/24/2019 15:10 (48), 07/10/2020 16:06 (1), 11/06/2023 14:10 (2), 11/06/2023 14:13 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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