CVE-2018-4211 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple TV

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer8 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple TVApple Iphone OSApple MAC OS X+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 8
Latest updateMay 14

Description

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 "FontParser" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted font file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDapple/watchos< 4.3.1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.13.5
▶NVDapple/apple_tv< 11.4
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 11.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-r5xj-jh7f-x638: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-14
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OSV
linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities↗2019-12-03
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CVEList
CVE-2018-4211: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2018-06-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2018-4211: macOS High Sierra 10.13.5, Security Update 2018-003 Sierra, Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan↗2018-06-01
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Apple
CVE-2018-4211: tvOS 11.4↗2018-05-29
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Apple
CVE-2018-4211: watchOS 4.3.1↗2018-05-29
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Apple
CVE-2018-4211: iOS 11.4↗2018-05-29
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CVE-2018-4211 — Apple TV vulnerability | cvebase