PT-2018-1361 · Apple · Apple Macos

Alex Plaskett + 3 · Published 2018-06-08 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-4196

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.13.5

Description The issue is related to the Accessibility Framework component and involves insufficient access restrictions. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges or disclose protected information using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.13.5, update to version 10.13.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Accessibility Framework component until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00904

CVE-2018-4196

ZDI-18-1067

ZDI-18-1068

ZDI-18-1069

ZDI-18-1340

ZDI-18-575

ZDI-18-576

ZDI-18-589

ZDI-18-590

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 13

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1340 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1068 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-589 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-575 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00904 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1067 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4196 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-576 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4196 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT208849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1069 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-590 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041027 · Note