Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4131

 

Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4131

Published: March 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11415
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4131
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a state management flaw in the WindowServer component.  A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and log keystrokes entered into other applications when secure input mode is enabled.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4131

Update to version 11.3.

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