Memory corruption in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4088
Published: January 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10201
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4088
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the WebKit component when processing maliciously crafted web content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to boundary error in the WebKit component when processing maliciously crafted web content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Apple Safari
Gentoo Linux
macOS
Apple iOS
Ubuntu
Fedora
Opensuse
iCloud for Windows
iTunes
webkitgtk4
Gentoo Linux
macOS
Apple iOS
Ubuntu
Fedora
Opensuse
iCloud for Windows
iTunes
webkitgtk4
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4088
Update to version 11.0.3.
webkitgtk4 - addressed in versions 2.18.6-1.fc26, 2.18.6-1.fc27
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Remote code execution in Apple Safari
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sierra
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iCloud
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes
- Ubuntu update for WebKitGTK+
- Gentoo update for WebKitGTK+
- OpenSUSE Linux update for webkit2gtk3
- Fedora 27 update for webkitgtk4
- Fedora 26 update for webkitgtk4