Apple iOS up to 11.4.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 11.4.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-4343. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 11.4.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14, tvOS 12, watchOS 5.

The weakness was disclosed 04/03/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4343 since 01/02/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 10/12/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118178 (macOS < 10.14 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 371218 (Apple macOS Mojave 10.14 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2018-9-24-1)).

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 (118178) and SecurityFocus (BID 85054†). The entries VDB-81410, VDB-81411, VDB-81412 and VDB-81413 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 118178
Nessus Name: macOS < 10.14 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 🔍
09/24/2018 +265 days 🔍
10/18/2018 +24 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +167 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/12/2024 +2018 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4343 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4343
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132792
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 10:12
Updated: 10/12/2024 14:47
Changes: 04/04/2019 10:12 (66), 05/25/2020 07:08 (2), 08/22/2023 08:28 (4), 10/12/2024 14:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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