Apple macOS up to 11.1 Crash Reporter state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Crash Reporter. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-1786. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Crash Reporter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2021 by Csaba Fitzl as HT212147 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-1786. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A local user may be able to create or modify system files

Upgrading to version 11.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.2

Timelineinfo

12/08/2020 🔍
02/01/2021 +55 days 🔍
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02/03/2021 +2 days 🔍
02/22/2021 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212147
Researcher: Csaba Fitzl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-1786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169067
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2021 13:34
Updated: 02/22/2021 17:16
Changes: 02/03/2021 13:34 (19), 02/03/2021 13:37 (28), 02/22/2021 17:16 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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