Apple Safari up to 11.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 11.0 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-4116. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Safari up to 11.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Safari" component. It allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a crafted web site.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/29/2018 with Tencent as HT208695 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4116 since 01/02/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108805 (macOS : Apple Safari < 11.1 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 370853 (Apple Safari 11.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2018-3-29-6)).

Upgrading to version 11.1 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 (108805). The entries VDB-115312, VDB-115331, VDB-115385 and VDB-115403 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 108805
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902484
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Security Updates(HT208695)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 11.1

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03/29/2018 +86 days 🔍
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03/31/2018 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208695
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4116 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4116
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115447
SecurityFocus: 103580
SecurityTracker: 1040606

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2018 21:46
Updated: 02/26/2023 08:32
Changes: 03/31/2018 21:46 (76), 01/19/2020 16:57 (3), 02/07/2021 17:08 (3), 02/26/2023 08:32 (3)
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