Apple macOS up to 10.15.3 Vim privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.3. This affects an unknown function of the component Vim. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-9769. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Vim. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 8.1.1850. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. Multiple issues in Vim.

The weakness was disclosed 03/24/2020 by Steve Hahn with LinkedIn as HT211100 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9769. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 8.1.1850.

Upgrading to version 10.15.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / 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 10.15.4

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
03/24/2020 +22 days 🔍
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04/02/2020 +9 days 🔍
10/06/2020 +187 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211100
Researcher: Steve Hahn
Organization: LinkedIn
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152512
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2020 10:02
Updated: 10/06/2020 08:33
Changes: 04/02/2020 10:02 (48), 04/02/2020 10:07 (17), 10/06/2020 08:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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