7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-4461
iOS/iPadOS Kernel Memory Corruption
Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, tvOS 12.1.1, watchOS 5.1.2.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 5, 2019, 6:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-4461 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 tvos
4 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-2018-4461.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209340 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209341 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209342 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209343 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-4461 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]

    Apr. 05, 2019

    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:C/I:C/A:C)
    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/kb/HT209340 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209340 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209341 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209341 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209342 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209342 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209343 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209343 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.14.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.2
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.

0.16 }} 0.04%

score

0.51162

percentile

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