SB2018120605 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple MacOS
Published: December 6, 2018
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 13 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4462)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation in the AMD component. A local attacker can supply specially crafted files and read restricted memory.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4463)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Carbon Core component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4434)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation in the Intel Graphics Driver component. A local attacker can supply specially crafted files, trigger out-of-bounds read condition and cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
4) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4449)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the WindowServer component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
5) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4450)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the WindowServer component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
6) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4461)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Kernel component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
7) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4435)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a logic issue in the Kernel component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain elevated privileges.
8) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4447)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Kernel component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
9) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4431)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error in the Kernel component. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and read kernel memory.
10) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4460)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the Kernel component. A local attacker can conduct DoS attack and cause the device to crash.
11) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4427)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a boundary error in IOHIDFamily component when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into processing a specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
12) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4465)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the Disk Images component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
13) Type confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4303)
CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion in the Airport component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.