| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple iCloud up to 7.6 on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4314. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iCloud up to 7.6 on Windows (Cloud Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:
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 disclosed 04/03/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-4314 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 $5k-$25k. 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 7.7 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 (45480) and Tenable (119323). The entries VDB-129059, VDB-129108, VDB-129109 and VDB-129110 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iCloud 7.7
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍09/12/2018 🔍
12/02/2018 🔍
12/03/2018 🔍
04/03/2019 🔍
04/04/2019 🔍
01/18/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4314 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4314
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132872
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/04/2019 09:40Updated: 01/18/2025 13:48
Changes: 04/04/2019 09:40 (71), 05/24/2020 15:18 (1), 08/22/2023 14:11 (4), 01/18/2025 13:48 (22)
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