CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-4113

Reachable Assertion

Published: Apr 03, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. Safari before 11.1 is affected. iCloud before 7.4 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.4 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves a JavaScriptCore function in the WebKit component. It allows attackers to trigger an assertion failure by leveraging improper array indexing.

Weakness

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Safari Apple * 11.1 (excluding)
Iphone_os Apple * 11.3 (excluding)
Tvos Apple * 11.3 (excluding)
Watchos Apple * 4.3 (excluding)
Qtwebkit Ubuntu eoan *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu artful *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu bionic *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu cosmic *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu devel *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu disco *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu eoan *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu esm-apps/noble *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu focal *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu groovy *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu hirsute *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu impish *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu jammy *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu kinetic *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu lunar *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu mantic *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu noble *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu trusty *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu upstream *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu xenial *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu artful *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu bionic *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu cosmic *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu disco *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu trusty *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu xenial *
Webkit2gtk Ubuntu artful *
Webkit2gtk Ubuntu upstream *
Webkit2gtk Ubuntu xenial *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu artful *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu bionic *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu cosmic *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu trusty *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu xenial *

Extended Description

While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.

Potential Mitigations

References