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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 12.0 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1, tvOS 12.1, Safari 12.0.1, iTunes 12.9.1, iCloud for Windows 7.8.
The bug was discovered 10/30/2018. The weakness was shared 10/29/2018 by Sabri Haddouche with Wire Swiss GmbH as HT209196 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4409 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue. The advisory points out:
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118571 (macOS : Apple Safari < 12.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371294 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT209197)).
Upgrading to version 12.0.1 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 (118571). The entries 126166, 126170, 126180 and 126181 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 118571
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 12.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Safari 12.0.1
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍10/29/2018 🔍
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10/31/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT209196
Researcher: Sabri Haddouche
Organization: Wire Swiss GmbH
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4409 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 10/31/2018 10:05Updated: 04/08/2020 16:50
Changes: 10/31/2018 10:05 (68), 04/08/2020 16:50 (10)
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