7.5high
CVE-2018-4142
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- support.apple.com /HT208692 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040604 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208698 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208696 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT208693 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040608 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-4142
- NVD: CVE-2018-4142
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