Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1 Memory Management Routine use after free

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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Memory Management Routine. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4318. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1 (Digital Media Player). This affects an unknown code of the component Memory Management Routine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on 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 published 04/03/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4318 since 01/02/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 shared for download 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 (45488) and Tenable (119323). Similar entries are available at VDB-129059, VDB-129108, VDB-129109 and VDB-129110. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: tvOS 12.0
Timeline
01/02/2018 🔍09/12/2018 🔍
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04/03/2019 🔍
04/04/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-4318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132885
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/04/2019 09:16Updated: 01/18/2025 14:36
Changes: 04/04/2019 09:16 (71), 05/24/2020 16:39 (1), 08/22/2023 14:49 (4), 01/18/2025 14:36 (22)
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