CVE-2018-4408 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14, tvOS 12, watchOS 5.

Published: 2019-04-03

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Versions prior to: iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14, tvOS 12, watchOS 5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-16194	A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, macOS Mojave 10.14, tvOS 12, watchOS 5.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01061.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209106
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209107
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209139
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209193

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X Tvos Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2019-04-03T17:43:17.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:11:22.872Z

Reserved: 2018-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-4408

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-03T18:29:13.720

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:58:55.947

Link: CVE-2018-4408

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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