Apple macOS Spindump access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Spindump. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32807. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Spindump. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

The weakness was released 07/20/2022 by Zhipeng Huo as HT213345 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32807. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

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

This issue was addressed with improved file handling.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/09/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Researcher: Zhipeng Huo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32807 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32807
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204901
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2022 13:01
Updated: 05/28/2025 03:19
Changes: 07/22/2022 13:01 (16), 07/22/2022 13:04 (29), 08/20/2022 10:05 (1), 05/28/2025 03:19 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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