Apple macOS 10.14 Document Application permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS 10.14. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Document Handler. Such manipulation as part of Application leads to permission assignment. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2019-8770. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 10.14 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Document Handler. The manipulation as part of a Application leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to access recent documents.

The weakness was released 12/18/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8770 since 02/18/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-147418, VDB-147417, VDB-147414 and VDB-147412. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
12/18/2019 +303 days 🔍
12/19/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/15/2024 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-8770 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8770
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-147416
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2019 09:27
Updated: 03/15/2024 09:27
Changes: 12/19/2019 09:27 (40), 12/19/2019 09:32 (18), 03/15/2024 09:27 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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