CVE-2018-4243

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

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. A buffer overflow in getvolattrlist allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

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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 Inc.

commercial·USaka apple, apple computer

apple tv

Operating Systems

iOSEmbeddedOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

MacOSOn-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

watchOSEmbeddedOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

tvOSOS

Operating Systems / mobile-os

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027

securitytracker.com

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1564

bugs.chromium.org

https://support.apple.com/HT208848

support.apple.com

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