Apple Safari WebKit Memory Corruption Errors Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1040743 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1040743
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2018-4200, CVE-2018-4204
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 24 2018
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities were reported in Apple Safari. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted web content that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error in the WebKit component and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system [CVE-2018-4200, CVE-2018-4204].
Richard Zhu (fluorescence) (via Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative) and Ivan Fratric of Google Project Zero reported these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A remote user can create content that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (11.1 (11605.1.33.1.4), 11.1 (12605.1.33.1.4), and 11.1 (13605.1.33.1.4)).
The vendor advisory is available at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208741
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Vendor URL: support.apple.com/en-us/HT208741 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (macOS/OS X)
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