Apple macOS up to 11.2.3 Preferences path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.2.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Preferences. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-1739. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.2.3 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Preferences. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 04/26/2021 by Zhipeng Huo and Yuebin Sun as HT212325 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-1739. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Upgrading to version 11.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.3

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12/08/2020 🔍
04/26/2021 +138 days 🔍
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04/27/2021 +1 days 🔍
05/01/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212325
Researcher: Zhipeng Huo, Yuebin Sun
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-1739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174010
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2021 09:08
Updated: 05/01/2021 07:23
Changes: 04/27/2021 09:08 (17), 04/27/2021 09:12 (30), 05/01/2021 07:23 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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