CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-4124
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-04-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.6 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 Supplemental Update is affected. tvOS before 11.2.6 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.3 is affected. The issue involves the "CoreText" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string containing a certain Telugu character.
Affected configurations
• apple iphone os (< 11.2.6)
• apple mac os x (< 10.13.3)
• apple tvos (< 11.2.6)
• apple watchos (< 4.2.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/ Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208534 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208535 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208536 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208537 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040396 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/02/20/apple-fixes-that-1-character-to-crash-your-mac-and-iphone-bug/ Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208534 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208535 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208536 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208537 Vendor Advisory