Apple Safari up to 11.1.2 State Management input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Safari up to 11.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component State Management. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-4195. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Safari up to 11.1.2 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the component State Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue affected versions prior to Safari 12.

The bug was discovered 09/17/2018. The weakness was shared 04/03/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4195 since 01/02/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117617 (macOS : Apple Safari < 12 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 371206 (Apple Safari 12 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2018-9-17-4)).

Upgrading to version 12.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (117617). The entries VDB-132767, VDB-132854, VDB-132785 and VDB-132903 are related to this item. 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: 117617
Nessus Name: macOS : Apple Safari < 12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 12.0

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01/02/2018 🔍
09/17/2018 +258 days 🔍
09/17/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2018 +3 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +195 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/21/2023 +1600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4195 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4195
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132759
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2019 08:29
Updated: 08/21/2023 18:58
Changes: 04/04/2019 08:29 (69), 05/24/2020 09:41 (1), 08/21/2023 18:58 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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