CVE-2018-10406
Description
An issue was discovered in Yelp OSXCollector. A maliciously crafted Universal/fat binary can evade third-party code signing checks. By not completing full inspection of the Universal/fat binary, the user of the third-party tool will believe that the code is signed by Apple, but the malicious unsigned code will execute.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | osxcollector | <1.10 | 1.10 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10406
- https://github.com/Yelp/osxcollector/pull/160
- https://github.com/Yelp/osxcollector
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/osxcollector/PYSEC-2018-95.yaml
- https://thehackernews.com/2018/06/apple-mac-code-signing.html
- https://www.okta.com/security-blog/2018/06/issues-around-third-party-apple-code-signing-checks
- https://www.okta.com/security-blog/2018/06/issues-around-third-party-apple-code-signing-checks/
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.