7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-4206
Apple Crash Reporter Privilege Escalation and DoS
Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3.1 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 Security Update 2018-001 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Crash Reporter" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app that replaces a privileged port name.

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4206 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
4 Apple apple_tv
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-2018-4206.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103957 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103958 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040744 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1529 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208742 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208743 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208850 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208851 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44562/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103957 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103958 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040744 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1529 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208742 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208743 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208850 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208851 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44562/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4206 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103957
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103958
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040744
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1529
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT208742
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT208743
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT208850
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT208851
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44562/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208850 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208850 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040744 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040744 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208851 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208851 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208742 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208742 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44562/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44562/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1529 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1529 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT208743 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT208743 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103957 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103957 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103958 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103958 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.3.1 *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) 4.3.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44562/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040744 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103958 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103957 [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.

10.40 }} 10.02%

score

0.94979

percentile

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