Apple macOS up to 12.3 zlib memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 12.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component zlib. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-25032. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component zlib. 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 weakness was published 05/16/2022 by Tavis Ormandy as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25032. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215308 (Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: boost / cloud-hypervisor-cvm / cmake / erlang / grpc / mariadb / nmap / qt5-qtbase (CVE-2018-25032)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (215308), EUVD (EUVD-2022-1454) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1424). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 215308
Nessus Name: Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: boost / cloud-hypervisor-cvm / cmake / erlang / grpc / mariadb / nmap / qt5-qtbase (CVE-2018-25032)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.4
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/25/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +51 days 🔍
05/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
03/24/2026 +1406 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213257
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-25032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200195
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1424 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server für Solaris: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:40
Updated: 03/24/2026 04:17
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:40 (19), 05/18/2022 07:44 (29), 05/25/2022 09:24 (3), 05/25/2022 09:27 (18), 02/11/2025 05:39 (16), 03/28/2025 19:02 (1), 10/08/2025 05:34 (7), 03/24/2026 04:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:8C6:103

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