Resource exhaustion in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2018-4100
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2.5 is affected. macOS before 10.13.3 is affected. watchOS before 4.2.2 is affected. The issue involves the "LinkPresentation" component. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted text message.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.028 · change: -0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT208465 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040265 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102772 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT208464 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040267 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT208463 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4100?
- CVE-2018-4100 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4100?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.