Memory corruption in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4284
Published: July 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13808
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-2018-4284
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 vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Apple Safari
Gentoo Linux
watchOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
Opensuse
webkit2gtk (Alpine package)
iCloud for Windows
iTunes
Gentoo Linux
watchOS
Apple iOS
tvOS
Opensuse
webkit2gtk (Alpine package)
iCloud for Windows
iTunes
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4284
Update to version 11.1.2.
Apple Safari - update to 11.1.2
webkit2gtk (Alpine package) - update to 2.20.4-r0
webkit2gtk (Alpine package) - update to 2.20.4-r0
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iCloud
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS
- Gentoo update for WebkitGTK+
- OpenSUSE Linux update for webkit2gtk3
- Memory corruption in webkit2gtk (Alpine package)