CVE-2018-4206

Published: Jun 8, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3.1 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Crash Reporter" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app that replaces a privileged port name.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

apple

commercial·USaka apple computer, apple inc.

apple tv

Operating Systems

iphone osEmbeddedOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

mac os xOn-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

watchosEmbeddedOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://support.apple.com/HT208850

support.apple.com

https://support.apple.com/HT208851

support.apple.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040744

securitytracker.com

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