#VU13136 Memory corruption in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4201 

 

#VU13136 Memory corruption in Apple Safari - CVE-2018-4201

Published: June 4, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13136
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4201
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apple Safari
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the WebKit component when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted content, trigger a memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Update to version 11.1.1.

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