Buffer overflow in Apple Tv
CVE-2018-4241
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 "Kernel" component. A buffer overflow in mptcp_usr_connectx allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.081 (94.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.081 · newest: 0.081 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44849/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- support.apple.com/HT208850 (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-4241?
- CVE-2018-4241 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Tv, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-4241?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-4241 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.