CVE-2018-4240

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. macOS before 10.13.5 is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Messages" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted message.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT208851	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208850	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208849	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT208848	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45391/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

Information

Published : 2018-06-08 11:29

Updated : 2019-03-07 08:51

NVD link : CVE-2018-4240

Mitre link : CVE-2018-4240

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x
watchos
iphone_os
tvos

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