Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2018-4237
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 "libxpc" component. It allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted app that leverages a logic error.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.137 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.137 · newest: 0.137 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/HT208850 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT208851 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041027 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT208848 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT208849 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45916/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4237?
- CVE-2018-4237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4237?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-4237 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.