8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-4161
Apple WebKit Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. Safari before 11.1 is affected. iCloud before 7.4 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.4 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.3 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

March 8, 2019, 4:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4161 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 itunes
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple safari
6 Apple icloud
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
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-2018-4161.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT208693 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208694 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208695 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208696 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208697 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208698 Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3635-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4161 vulnerability over time.

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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) 11.3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 11.3
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3635-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3635-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 02, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3635-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208695 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208695 Vendor Advisory
    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/HT208697 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208697 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208698 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208698 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208693 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208693 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208694 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208694 Vendor Advisory
    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-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.3 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.3
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.4 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.7.4 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.56 }} -0.00%

score

0.77107

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