VDB-144607 · CVE-2018-1215 · HT210722

Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 Graphics unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Graphics. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1215. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Graphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2019 by Piotr Bania with Cisco Talos as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1215. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13143 (Dell EMC multiple vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 10.15.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.1

Timelineinfo

12/06/2017 🔍
10/29/2019 +692 days 🔍
10/29/2019 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2019 +2 days 🔍
08/13/2024 +1748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210722
Researcher: Piotr Bania
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-1215 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1215
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144607
SecurityFocus: 103039
SecurityTracker: 1040383

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

Created: 10/31/2019 08:36
Updated: 08/13/2024 03:38
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:36 (48), 10/31/2019 08:41 (16), 01/31/2024 14:21 (7), 08/13/2024 03:38 (17)
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