Apple iOS up to 11.4.1 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS up to 11.4.1 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4305. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, tvOS 12, watchOS 5.

The bug was discovered 09/17/2018. The weakness was published 04/03/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4305 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/21/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117588 (Apple TV < 12 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

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 databases at Tenable (117588) and SecurityFocus (BID 85054†). Similar entries are available at VDB-81410, VDB-81411, VDB-81412 and VDB-81413. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 117588
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 12.0

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03/21/2016 🔍
01/02/2018 +652 days 🔍
09/17/2018 +258 days 🔍
09/18/2018 +1 days 🔍
10/17/2018 +29 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +168 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/21/2023 +1600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4305 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4305
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132765
SecurityFocus: 85054 - Apple Mac OS X Server APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-7 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 04/04/2019 09:07
Updated: 08/21/2023 19:53
Changes: 04/04/2019 09:07 (67), 05/24/2020 10:58 (3), 08/21/2023 19:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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