Medium severity · published Apr 3, 2018
CVE-2018-4090
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
5.5
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.5 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 is affected. tvOS before 11.2.5 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows attackers to bypass intended memory-read restrictions via a crafted app.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 11.2.5 · source: NVD
AT
Apple TV · Apple
before 11.2.5 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.13.3 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 4.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4090
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4090
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102782
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040265
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040267
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208462
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208463
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208464
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