CVE-2018-4089

HIGH

Apple tvOS < 11.2.5 - Remote Code Execution via WebKit Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-4089. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit's SVGPropertyTearOff, where a pointer to freed memory is dereferenced due to vector resizing. The PoC triggers the vulnerability via SVG animation manipulation, leading to a heap-use-after-free condition.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.5 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 is affected. Safari before 11.0.3 is affected. tvOS before 11.2.5 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · htmldosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43937

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This is a use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit's SVGPropertyTearOff, where a pointer to freed memory is dereferenced due to vector resizing. The PoC triggers the vulnerability via SVG animation manipulation, leading to a heap-use-after-free condition.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: WebKit (Revision 225572 on OSX)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Target must be using a vulnerable version of WebKit · Victim must visit a malicious webpage or open a crafted HTML file

MITRE ATT&CK