Medium severity · published Jan 11, 2019
CVE-2018-4278
In Safari before 11.1.2, iTunes before 12.8 for Windows, iOS before 11.4.1, tvOS before 11.4.1, iCloud for Windows before 7.6, sound fetched through audio elements may be…
4.3
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Safari before 11.1.2, iTunes before 12.8 for Windows, iOS before 11.4.1, tvOS before 11.4.1, iCloud for Windows before 7.6, sound fetched through audio elements may be exfiltrated cross-origin. This issue was addressed with improved audio taint tracking.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 11.4.1 · source: NVD
IC
Icloud · Apple
before 7.6 · source: NVD
IT
Itunes · Apple
before 12.8 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 11.1.2 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 11.4.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4278
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4278
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041232
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208932
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/HT208933%2C
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/HT208934%2C
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/HT208936%2C
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