7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-4302
"iCloud XML Processing Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution"
Description

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13, iCloud for Windows 7.0, watchOS 4, iOS 11, iTunes 12.7 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted XML may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 23, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 5, 2022, 8:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4302 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 macos
2 Apple itunes
3 Apple mac_os_x
4 Apple iphone_os
5 Apple watchos
6 Apple icloud
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-2018-4302.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208115 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208141 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208142 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208144 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4302 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208115 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208115 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208141 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208141 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208142 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208142 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208144 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208144 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 7.0 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.13 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.14 }} 0.02%

score

0.51058

percentile

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