Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 manpages input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component manpages. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8802. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component manpages. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

The weakness was presented 10/29/2019 by Csaba Fitzl as HT210722 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8802. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic.

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

See VDB-144590, VDB-144591, VDB-144592 and VDB-144593 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.1

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02/18/2019 🔍
10/29/2019 +253 days 🔍
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10/31/2019 +2 days 🔍
01/31/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210722
Researcher: Csaba Fitzl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144618
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2019 08:39
Updated: 01/31/2024 14:58
Changes: 10/31/2019 08:39 (47), 10/31/2019 08:44 (17), 01/31/2024 14:58 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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