Apple Safari HTMLFormElement Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

July 10th, 2018
ZDI-18-601 ZDI-CAN-6128

CVE ID

CVE-2018-4267

CVSS Score

6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors

Apple

Affected Products

Safari

Vulnerability Details


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within HTML forms. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

Additional Details

Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208934

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2018-04-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-07-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-07-10 - Advisory Updated

Credit

Arayz of Pangu team

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