Buffer overflow in Apple macOS
CVE-2018-25032
zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.517 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.517 · newest: 0.517 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.15.7
- Azul Zulu — versions 6.45, 7.52, 8.60
- Goto Gotoassist
- Mariadb
- Microsoft Windows
- NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
- NetApp E-Series Santricity OS Controller
- NetApp H300s
- NetApp H300s Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- Trinadh465/external_zlib_4.4_CVE-2018-25032
- Trinadh465/external_zlib_AOSP10_r33_CVE-2018-25032
- Satheesh575555/external_zlib-1.2.7_CVE-2018-25032
- ChrisAdkin8/Nomad-Job-Vulnerability-Tagging
- NathanielAPawluk/sec-buddy
- Satheesh575555/external_
- Trinadh465/external_
- Webb-L/reptileIndexOfProject
- ZipArchive/ZipArchive
- chainguard-dev/zlib-patch-demo
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/24/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/madler/zlib/commit/5c44459c3b28a9bd3283aaceab7c615f8020c531 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/25/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/26/1 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5111 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00000.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-25032?
- CVE-2018-25032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-25032?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-25032 known to be exploited?
- 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.