CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.4 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 06/01/2018. The weakness was published 05/29/2018 by Alex Plaskett with Zero Day Initiative as HT208848 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4199 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/21/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110384 (Apple iTunes < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370984 (Apple iCloud for Windows Prior to 7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities(HT208853)).
Upgrading to version 11.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (110384). Similar entries are available at 118648, 118652, 118657 and 118659.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 110384
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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Upgrade: iOS 11.4
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍05/29/2018 🔍
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06/03/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208848
Researcher: Alex Plaskett
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4199 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041029
SecurityFocus: 103961
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 06/03/2018 14:55Updated: 03/21/2023 08:30
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:55 (77), 02/13/2020 08:31 (3), 03/21/2023 08:26 (5), 03/21/2023 08:30 (1)
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