CVE-2018-4431 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.

Published: 2019-04-03

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2`	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::::::::

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-16217	A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01975.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209340
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209341
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209342
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209343

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X Tvos Watchos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2019-04-03T17:43:18.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:11:22.906Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-4431

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-03T18:29:15.503

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:07:23.983

Link: CVE-2018-4431

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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