CVE-2018-4124
Apple CoreText Denial of Service Memory Corruption
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 3, 2018, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 8, 2019, 4:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-4124 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4124
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-4124.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208534 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208535 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208536 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208537 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-4124 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-4124 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 11.2.6 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 11.2.6 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/ No Types Assigned https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208534 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208534 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208535 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208535 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208536 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208536 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208537 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208537 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.2.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.2.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.13.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.2.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-4124 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-4124
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.87 }} -0.08%
score
0.87013
percentile