New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy

Editor’s note: The original name for the malware, EvilQuest, has been changed due to a legitimate game of the same name from 2012. The new name, ThiefQuest, is also more fitting for our updated understanding of the malware. A Twitter user going by the handle @beatsballert messaged me yesterday...

Objective Development Software Little Snitch privileged helper tool privilege vulnerability

Objective Development Software Little Snitch is a host-based firewall for macOS applications from Objective Development Software, Austria. privateged helper tool is one of the helper tools. A privileged helper tool vulnerability in Objective Development Software Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 throu...

CVE-2019-13013

Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 to 4.3.2 have a local privilege escalation vulnerability in their privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface which is available to any process and allows directory listings and copying files as root...

CVE-2019-13013

Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 to 4.3.2 have a local privilege escalation vulnerability in their privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface which is available to any process and allows directory listings and copying files as root...

CVE-2019-13014

Little Snitch versions 4.4.0 fixes a vulnerability in a privileged helper tool. However, the operating system may have made a copy of the privileged helper which is not removed or updated immediately. Computers may therefore still be vulnerable after upgrading to 4.4.0. Version 4.4.1 fixes this...

CVE-2019-13014

Little Snitch versions 4.4.0 fixes a vulnerability in a privileged helper tool. However, the operating system may have made a copy of the privileged helper which is not removed or updated immediately. Computers may therefore still be vulnerable after upgrading to 4.4.0. Version 4.4.1 fixes this...

Design/Logic Flaw

Little Snitch versions 4.4.0 fixes a vulnerability in a privileged helper tool. However, the operating system may have made a copy of the privileged helper which is not removed or updated immediately. Computers may therefore still be vulnerable after upgrading to 4.4.0. Version 4.4.1 fixes this...

Privilege escalation

Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 to 4.3.2 have a local privilege escalation vulnerability in their privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface which is available to any process and allows directory listings and copying files as root...

CVE-2019-13013

CVE-2019-13013 affects Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 to 4.3.2. The vulnerability lies in the privileged helper tool, which exposes an XPC interface accessible to any process and allows directory listings and copying files as root, enabling local privilege escalation. The available connected docume...

CVE-2019-13013

Little Snitch versions 4.3.0 to 4.3.2 have a local privilege escalation vulnerability in their privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface which is available to any process and allows directory listings and copying files as root...

CVE-2019-13014

Little Snitch versions 4.4.0 fixes a vulnerability in a privileged helper tool. However, the operating system may have made a copy of the privileged helper which is not removed or updated immediately. Computers may therefore still be vulnerable after upgrading to 4.4.0. Version 4.4.1 fixes this...

CVE-2019-13014

CVE-2019-13014 affects Little Snitch. The vulnerability arises from a privileged helper where the operating system may have retained a copy that is not removed or updated during upgrade to 4.4.0, leaving systems potentially exposed after upgrading. The issue is resolved in version 4.4.1 by removi...

Beware!! New Windows .exe Malware Found Targeting macOS Computers

A malicious Windows EXE file can even infect your Mac computer as well. Yes, you heard me right — a .exe malware on macOS. Security researchers at antivirus firm Trend Micro have discovered a novel way hackers are using in the wild to bypass Apple's macOS security protection and infect Mac...

Beware!! New Windows .exe Malware Found Targeting macOS Computers

A malicious Windows EXE file can even infect your Mac computer as well. Yes, you heard me right — a .exe malware on macOS. Security researchers at antivirus firm Trend Micro have discovered a novel way hackers are using in the wild to bypass Apple's macOS security protection and infect Mac...

Objective Development Little Snitch Password Signature Verification Failure Vulnerability

Objective Development Little Snitch is a suite of personal security software for Mac from the Austrian company Objective Development. A security vulnerability exists in Objective Development Little Snitch versions 4.0 through 4.0.6, which stems from the program failing to send the...

Code injection

Little Snitch versions 4.0 to 4.0.6 use the SecStaticCodeCheckValidityWithErrors function without the kSecCSCheckAllArchitectures flag and therefore do not validate all architectures stored in a fat binary. An attacker can maliciously craft a fat binary containing multiple architectures that may...

CVE-2018-10470

Little Snitch versions 4.0 to 4.0.6 use the SecStaticCodeCheckValidityWithErrors function without the kSecCSCheckAllArchitectures flag and therefore do not validate all architectures stored in a fat binary. An attacker can maliciously craft a fat binary containing multiple architectures that may...

CVE-2018-10470

Little Snitch versions 4.0 to 4.0.6 use the SecStaticCodeCheckValidityWithErrors function without the kSecCSCheckAllArchitectures flag and therefore do not validate all architectures stored in a fat binary. An attacker can maliciously craft a fat binary containing multiple architectures that may...

CVE-2018-10470

Summary: CVE-2018-10470 affects Objective Development Little Snitch 4.0–4.0.6. The root cause is failing to pass the kSecCSCheckAllArchitectures flag to SecStaticCodeCheckValidityWithErrors(), so fat binaries with multiple architectures may cause the running process to appear unsigned while the o...

CVE-2018-10470

Little Snitch versions 4.0 to 4.0.6 use the SecStaticCodeCheckValidityWithErrors function without the kSecCSCheckAllArchitectures flag and therefore do not validate all architectures stored in a fat binary. An attacker can maliciously craft a fat binary containing multiple architectures that may...