CVE-2018-4206

HIGH

Apple tvOS < 11.4 - Remote Code Execution via Privileged Port Name Replacement

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-4206. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a mach port replacement vulnerability in ReportCrash on macOS 10.13.3 by sending a malformed mach_exception_raise_state_identity message, causing a UREF drop on privileged ports. It demonstrates the bug by destroying ReportCrash's send right to logd.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3.1 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Crash Reporter" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app that replaces a privileged port name.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · cdosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44562

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This PoC exploits a mach port replacement vulnerability in ReportCrash on macOS 10.13.3 by sending a malformed mach_exception_raise_state_identity message, causing a UREF drop on privileged ports. It demonstrates the bug by destroying ReportCrash's send right to logd.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: macOS ReportCrash 10.13.3

Auth required

Prerequisites: Root access to run the PoC · macOS 10.13.3 environment

MITRE ATT&CK