Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-4312. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1 (Digital Media Player) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, tvOS 12, Safari 12, iTunes 12.9 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.7.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was presented 04/03/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4312 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.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 81 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119323 (GLSA-201812-04 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197266 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3781-1)).

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 Exploit-DB (45481) and Tenable (119323). See VDB-129059, VDB-129108, VDB-129109 and VDB-129110 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 119323
Nessus Name: GLSA-201812-04 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 12.0

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01/02/2018 🔍
09/12/2018 +253 days 🔍
12/02/2018 +81 days 🔍
12/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +121 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/01/2025 +2099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132863
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2019 09:35
Updated: 01/01/2025 22:25
Changes: 04/04/2019 09:35 (70), 05/24/2020 12:53 (1), 08/22/2023 13:18 (4), 01/01/2025 22:25 (22)
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