CVE-2018-4263

Apple Safari InputType Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, Safari 11.1.2, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.6.

Se abordaron múltiples problemas de corrupción de memoria con una gestión de memoria mejorada. El problema afectaba a iOS en versiones anteriores a la 11.4.1, tvOS en versiones anteriores a la 11.4.1, Safari en versiones anteriores a la 11.1.2, iTunes para Windows en versiones anteriores a la 12.8 y iCloud para Windows en versiones anteriores a la 7.6.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of HTML access keys. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

*Credits: Arayz

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-01-02 CVE Reserved
2018-07-09 CVE Published
2024-03-27 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208932	2019-04-04
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208933	2019-04-04
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208934	2019-04-04
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208936	2019-04-04
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208938	2019-04-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Icloud Search vendor "Apple" for product "Icloud"	< 7.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Icloud" and version " < 7.6"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Itunes Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes"	< 12.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Itunes" and version " < 12.8"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				< 11.1.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " < 11.1.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 11.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 11.4.1"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 11.4.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 11.4.1"		-		Affected