CVE-2018-4330
Description
A memory corruption issue in iOS before 11.4 allows a malicious application to elevate privileges.
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A memory corruption issue in iOS before 11.4 allows a malicious application to elevate privileges.
Vulnerability
A memory corruption issue exists in iOS versions prior to 11.4 [1]. The vulnerability is a buffer overflow that was addressed with improved size validation [1]. The issue affects iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation running iOS before 11.4 [1].
Exploitation
An attacker would need to have a malicious application installed on the target device [1]. The application can trigger the memory corruption by sending crafted input to the vulnerable component.
Impact
A malicious application may be able to elevate its privileges on the affected device [1]. This could allow the attacker to access protected system resources and potentially achieve arbitrary code execution at an elevated privilege level.
Mitigation
The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 11.4, released on May 29, 2018 [1]. Users should update their devices to iOS 11.4 or later. No workarounds are mentioned in the available reference.
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Affected products
1- Range: <11.4
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105384mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041665mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- support.apple.com/HT208848mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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