SB2018081302 - Security restrictions bypass in Apple macOS Sierra
Published: August 13, 2018 Updated: August 13, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018081302
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) ‘Synthetic’ Mouse-Click Attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7150)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to conduct Synthetic Mouse-Click attacks.The weakness exists due to two consecutive synthetic mouse “down” events were incorrectly interpreted by High Sierra as a manual approval. A local attacker can leverage vulnerabilities in third-party kernel extensions to bypass Apple’s kernel code-signing requirements, virtually “click” a security prompt and load a malicious kernel extension to compromise the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.