Apple iOS up to 11.3.1 WebKit out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.3.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-4222. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/29/2018 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as HT208848 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4222 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:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 databases at Exploit-DB (44859) and Tenable (110384). The entries VDB-118648, VDB-118652, VDB-118657 and VDB-118659 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: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 110384
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 11.4

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05/29/2018 +147 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208848
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118797
SecurityTracker: 1041029

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2018 14:56
Updated: 06/18/2024 11:59
Changes: 06/03/2018 14:56 (78), 02/13/2020 08:44 (6), 03/21/2023 08:56 (5), 06/18/2024 11:59 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:5BE:103

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