High severity · published Apr 3, 2018
CVE-2018-4162
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
8.8
CVSS
37.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)37.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 11.3 · source: NVD
IC
Icloud · Apple
before 7.4 · source: NVD
IT
Itunes · Apple
before 12.7.4 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 11.1 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 11.3 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 17.10 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 4.3 · source: NVD
WE
Webkitgtk+ · Webkitgtk
before 2.20.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4162
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4162
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158874/Safari-Webkit-For-iOS-7.1.2-JIT-Optimization-Bug.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040604
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208693
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208694
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208695
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