Security restrictions bypass in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4278

 

Security restrictions bypass in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4278

Published: July 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13807
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4278
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper audio taint tracking. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, bypass security restrictions and exfiltrate audio data cross-origin.


Affected software

Apple Safari
Gentoo Linux
Apple iOS
tvOS
Opensuse
webkit2gtk (Alpine package)
iCloud for Windows
iTunes

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4278

Update to version 11.1.2.

Apple Safari - update to 11.1.2
webkit2gtk (Alpine package) - update to 2.20.4-r0

External References

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