Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4273

 

Memory corruption in Apple iOS - CVE-2018-4273

Published: July 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13817
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4273
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-4273

Update to version 11.4.1.

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