CVE-2018-4173 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 66.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple IOS+1 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 13
Latest updateMay 13

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.3 is affected. macOS before 10.13.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Status Bar" component. It allows invisible microphone access via a crafted app.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.13.4
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 11.3
▶Appleapple/ios11.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-2v52-33cv-3wm5: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2018-4173: macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, Security Update 2018-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2018-002 El Capitan↗2018-03-29
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Apple
CVE-2018-4173: iOS 11.3↗2018-03-29
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