Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 AirPort Base Station Firmware infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AirPort Base Station Firmware. The manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-6918. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple AirPort Base Station up to 7.8.0/7.9.0 (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component AirPort Base Station Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2018. The weakness was shared 05/30/2019 by Maxime Villard as HT210090/HT210091 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-6918 since 02/12/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved validation.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108859 (FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- ipsec crash or denial of service (c0c5afef-38db-11e8-8b7f-a4badb2f469b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 7.8.1 or 7.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108859) and SecurityFocus (BID 103666†). The entries VDB-115815, VDB-135832, VDB-135833 and VDB-135835 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 108859
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- ipsec crash or denial of service (c0c5afef-38db-11e8-8b7f-a4badb2f469b)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AirPort Base Station 7.8.1/7.9.1

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02/12/2018 🔍
04/04/2018 +51 days 🔍
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04/06/2018 +2 days 🔍
05/30/2019 +419 days 🔍
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06/02/2019 +3 days 🔍
09/26/2023 +1577 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210090/HT210091
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135834
SecurityFocus: 103666 - FreeBSD CVE-2018-6918 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040628

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2019 18:24
Updated: 09/26/2023 09:05
Changes: 06/02/2019 18:24 (67), 07/11/2020 18:40 (11), 09/26/2023 09:05 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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