7.0
HIGH
CVE-2018-4158
Apple CoreFoundation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreFoundation" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2018, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4158 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple watchos
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-2018-4158.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103581 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT208692 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208693 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208696 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4158 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-362 CWE-362 CWE-362
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103581 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103581 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208696 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208696 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208692 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208692 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208693 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208693 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.13.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103581 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040608 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-4158 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-4158 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.23 }} -0.00%

score

0.60434

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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