Apple macOS up to 10.13.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.4. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4404. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.13.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In iOS before 11.4 and macOS High Sierra before 10.13.5, a memory corruption issue exists and was addressed with improved memory handling.

The bug was discovered 12/14/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/01/2018 as EDB-ID 45998 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4404 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 8 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 10.13.5 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 Exploit-DB (45998). The entries VDB-118673, VDB-118642, VDB-118643 and VDB-118645 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: safari_proxy_object_type_confusion.rb
MetaSploit Name: Safari Proxy Object Type Confusion
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.13.5

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01/02/2018 🔍
06/01/2018 +150 days 🔍
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12/14/2018 +196 days 🔍
01/11/2019 +28 days 🔍
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06/25/2024 +1990 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: EDB-ID 45998
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-4404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129137
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2019 13:07
Updated: 06/25/2024 00:47
Changes: 01/12/2019 13:07 (73), 04/29/2020 09:57 (1), 06/25/2024 00:47 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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