Apple tvOS up to 11.3 Kernel memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 11.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-4241. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.3 (Digital Media Player). This affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/29/2018 by Ian Beer with Google Project Zero as HT208850 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4241 since 01/02/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110324 (macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.5 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 c. 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 databases at Exploit-DB (44849) and Tenable (110324). The entries VDB-118642, VDB-118643, VDB-118645 and VDB-118646 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 110324
Nessus Name: macOS 10.13.x < 10.13.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 11.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208850
Researcher: Ian Beer
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118677
SecurityFocus: 103204
SecurityTracker: 1041027

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2018 14:30
Updated: 06/18/2024 11:59
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:30 (68), 02/12/2020 09:32 (15), 03/20/2023 09:15 (5), 03/20/2023 09:18 (1), 06/18/2024 11:59 (14)
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