Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-4427 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Apple products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to: iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1.2, tvOS 12.1.1, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra, macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Security Update 2018-006.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_SECUPD_10_13_6_2018-003.NASL description The remote host is running macOS 10.13.6 and is missing a security update. It is therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities affecting the following components : - AMD - Disk Images - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - WindowServer last seen 2020-03-18 modified 2018-12-21 plugin id 119842 published 2018-12-21 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119842 title macOS 10.13.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-003) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(119842); script_version("1.7"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/13"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-4421", "CVE-2018-4427", "CVE-2018-4431", "CVE-2018-4435", "CVE-2018-4447", "CVE-2018-4449", "CVE-2018-4450", "CVE-2018-4462", "CVE-2018-4465" ); script_bugtraq_id(106760); script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2018-12-05-2"); script_name(english:"macOS 10.13.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-003)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of Security Update 2018-003 (APPLE-SA-2018-12-05-2)."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote host is missing a macOS security update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is running macOS 10.13.6 and is missing a security update. It is therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities affecting the following components : - AMD - Disk Images - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - WindowServer"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209341"); # https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2018/Dec/msg00001.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9fcc92ca"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Install Security Update 2018-003 or later for 10.13.6."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-4465"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/12/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/12/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:macos"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/MacOSX/packages/boms"); exit(0); } include('lists.inc'); include('vcf.inc'); include('vcf_extras_apple.inc'); app_info = vcf::apple::macos::get_app_info(); constraints = [ { 'min_version' : '10.13', 'max_version' : '10.13.6', 'fixed_build': '17G4015', 'fixed_display' : '10.13.6 Security Update 2018-003' } ]; vcf::apple::macos::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_SECUPD2018-006.NASL description The remote host is running Mac OS X 10.12.6 and is missing a security update. It is therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities affecting the following components : - AMD - Disk Images - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - WindowServer last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 119840 published 2018-12-21 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119840 title macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-006) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(119840); script_version("1.5"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/31 15:18:51"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-4421", "CVE-2018-4427", "CVE-2018-4435", "CVE-2018-4447", "CVE-2018-4449", "CVE-2018-4450", "CVE-2018-4462", "CVE-2018-4465" ); script_bugtraq_id(106760); script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2018-12-05-2"); script_name(english:"macOS and Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2018-006)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of Security Update 2018-006."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote host is missing a macOS or Mac OS X security update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is running Mac OS X 10.12.6 and is missing a security update. It is therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities affecting the following components : - AMD - Disk Images - IOHIDFamily - Kernel - WindowServer"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209341"); # https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2018/Dec/msg00001.html script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9fcc92ca"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Install Security Update 2018-006 or later for 10.12.x."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-4465"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/12/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/12/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:macos"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/MacOSX/packages/boms"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); # Compare 2 patch numbers to determine if patch requirements are satisfied. # Return true if this patch or a later patch is applied # Return false otherwise function check_patch(year, number) { local_var p_split = split(patch, sep:"-"); local_var p_year = int( p_split[0]); local_var p_num = int( p_split[1]); if (year > p_year) return TRUE; else if (year < p_year) return FALSE; else if (number >= p_num) return TRUE; else return FALSE; } get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/local_checks_enabled"); os = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/MacOSX/Version"); if (!preg(pattern:"Mac OS X 10\.12\.6([^0-9]|$)", string:os)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X 10.12.6"); patch = "2018-006"; packages = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/MacOSX/packages/boms", exit_code:1); sec_boms_report = pgrep( pattern:"^com\.apple\.pkg\.update\.(security\.|os\.SecUpd).*bom$", string:packages ); sec_boms = split(sec_boms_report, sep:'\n'); foreach package (sec_boms) { # Grab patch year and number matches = pregmatch(pattern:"[^0-9](20[0-9][0-9])[-.]([0-9]{3})[^0-9]", string:package); if (empty_or_null(matches)) continue; if (empty_or_null(matches[1]) || empty_or_null(matches[2])) continue; patch_found = check_patch(year:int(matches[1]), number:int(matches[2])); if (patch_found) exit(0, "The host has Security Update " + patch + " or later installed and is therefore not affected."); } report = '\n Missing security update : ' + patch; report += '\n Installed security BOMs : '; if (sec_boms_report) report += str_replace(find:'\n', replace:'\n ', string:sec_boms_report); else report += 'n/a'; report += '\n'; security_report_v4(port:0, severity:SECURITY_HOLE, extra:report);
NASL family Misc. NASL id APPLETV_12_1_1.NASL description According to its banner, the version of Apple TV on the remote device is prior to 12.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as described in the HT209342 security advisory: - Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist due to improper memory handling. An application can exploit this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2018-4303, CVE-2018-4435) - Multiple unspecified command execution vulnerabilities exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands, sometimes with kernel privileges. (CVE-2018-4427, CVE-2018-4437, CVE-2018-4438, CVE-2018-4447, CVE-2018-4461, CVE-2018-4464, CVE-2018-4441, CVE-2018-4442, CVE-2018-4443) - An unspecified denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Kernel that allows an an attacker in a privileged position to perform a denial of service attack. (CVE-2018-4460) Additionally, the version of Apple TV is also affected by several additional vulnerabilities including cross-site scripting (XSS) and an information disclosure vulnerability. Note that only 4th generation devices are affected by these vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 119839 published 2018-12-21 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119839 title Apple TV < 12.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(119839); script_version("1.4"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/31 15:18:51"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-4303", "CVE-2018-4431", "CVE-2018-4435", "CVE-2018-4436", "CVE-2018-4437", "CVE-2018-4438", "CVE-2018-4441", "CVE-2018-4442", "CVE-2018-4443", "CVE-2018-4447", "CVE-2018-4460", "CVE-2018-4461", "CVE-2018-4464", "CVE-2018-4465" ); script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2018-12-05-3"); script_name(english:"Apple TV < 12.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks the build number."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Apple TV device is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "According to its banner, the version of Apple TV on the remote device is prior to 12.1.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as described in the HT209342 security advisory: - Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist due to improper memory handling. An application can exploit this to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2018-4303, CVE-2018-4435) - Multiple unspecified command execution vulnerabilities exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands, sometimes with kernel privileges. (CVE-2018-4427, CVE-2018-4437, CVE-2018-4438, CVE-2018-4447, CVE-2018-4461, CVE-2018-4464, CVE-2018-4441, CVE-2018-4442, CVE-2018-4443) - An unspecified denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Kernel that allows an an attacker in a privileged position to perform a denial of service attack. (CVE-2018-4460) Additionally, the version of Apple TV is also affected by several additional vulnerabilities including cross-site scripting (XSS) and an information disclosure vulnerability. Note that only 4th generation devices are affected by these vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209342"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Apple TV version 12.1.1 or later. Note that this update is only available for 4th and 5th generation models."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-4465"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/12/07"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/12/05"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/12/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:apple_tv"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Misc."); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("appletv_version.nasl"); script_require_keys("AppleTV/Version", "AppleTV/Model", "AppleTV/URL", "AppleTV/Port"); script_require_ports("Services/www", 7000); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("appletv_func.inc"); url = get_kb_item('AppleTV/URL'); if (empty_or_null(url)) exit(0, 'Cannot determine Apple TV URL.'); port = get_kb_item('AppleTV/Port'); if (empty_or_null(port)) exit(0, 'Cannot determine Apple TV port.'); build = get_kb_item('AppleTV/Version'); if (empty_or_null(build)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_DEVICE_VER, 'Apple TV'); model = get_kb_item('AppleTV/Model'); if (empty_or_null(model)) exit(0, 'Cannot determine Apple TV model.'); # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TvOS # 4th gen model "5,3" and 5th gen model "6,2" share same build fixed_build = "16K45"; tvos_ver = '12.1.1'; # determine gen from the model gen = APPLETV_MODEL_GEN[model]; appletv_check_version( build : build, fix : fixed_build, affected_gen : 4, fix_tvos_ver : tvos_ver, model : model, gen : gen, port : port, url : url, severity : SECURITY_HOLE );