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CVE-2018-4124
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.9%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.6 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 Supplemental Update is affected. tvOS before 11.2.6 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string containing a certain Telugu character.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
5.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- support.apple.com /HT208534 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208537 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208535 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040396 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- nakedsecurity.sophos.com /2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208536 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-4124
- NVD: CVE-2018-4124
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