Race condition in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4157

 

Race condition in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4157

Published: March 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11406
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4157
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to race condition in the Quick Look component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain elevated privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4157

Update to version 11.3.

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