Apple tvOS up to 11.3 FontParser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple tvOS up to 11.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component FontParser. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-4211. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.3 (Digital Media Player). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component FontParser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was published 05/29/2018 with Qihoo 360 as HT208850 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4211 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:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110323 (macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-003)), 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 370985 (Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan Not Installed).

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 (110323). Similar entries are available at VDB-118673, VDB-118642, VDB-118643 and VDB-118645. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 110323
Nessus Name: macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-003)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.4

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05/29/2018 +147 days 🔍
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06/03/2018 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208850
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118675
SecurityTracker: 1041027

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2018 14:29
Updated: 03/20/2023 09:08
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:29 (67), 02/12/2020 09:20 (11), 03/20/2023 09:08 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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