Current Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Application Firewall" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended settings in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect handling of a denied setting after an upgrade.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/22/2017
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Analysis Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Application Firewall" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended settings in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging incorrect handling of a denied setting after an upgrade.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/22/2017
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
3.7 LOW
Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
2.2
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
None
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
(View All)
- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
Change History
2 change records found
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Initial Analysis -
10/26/2017 8:56:37 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-264 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://support.apple.com/HT208144 No Types Assigned |
https://support.apple.com/HT208144 Vendor Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/23/2017 9:29:04 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 [No Types Assigned] |