Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple tvOS up to 11.4.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-4328. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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 code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. 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 shared 04/03/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4328 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 371222 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2018-9-24-2)).

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 (45483) and Tenable (119323). The entries VDB-129059, VDB-129108, VDB-129109 and VDB-129110 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 12.0

Timelineinfo

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 🔍
01/04/2025 +2102 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132899
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2019 10:05
Updated: 01/04/2025 16:25
Changes: 04/04/2019 10:05 (69), 05/24/2020 18:34 (1), 08/22/2023 15:42 (4), 01/04/2025 16:25 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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